Soka Gakkai in America: Accommodation and ConversionThis is the first in-depth study of the Soka Gakkai Buddhists in the United States. Drawing on unprecedented access to the organization through surveys and interviews, it provides a definitive and revealing picture of one of the fastest-growing religions in the world. The authors shed light on contemporary American society and show how many members of this sect are drawn from a growing "transmodern" subculture in America. In addition, the book traces the development of the organization in the US, examining how it adapted to the peculiar circumstances of America's cultural life showing how it has now become a very American phenomenon. |
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... subscription rates will obviously miss some people who can rightly be considered members , and may therefore underestimate the actual size of the membership , subscriptions remain the best source available . Figure 1 shows the subscription ...
... subscription rates will obviously miss some people who can rightly be considered members , and may therefore underestimate the actual size of the membership , subscriptions remain the best source available . Figure 1 shows the subscription ...
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... subscriptions to the World Tribune ( 16,695 ) , approximates the number of subscriptions to Living Buddhism ( 17,102 ) . Subscription rates to the two Japanese language publications have been more constant over time and demonstrate less ...
... subscriptions to the World Tribune ( 16,695 ) , approximates the number of subscriptions to Living Buddhism ( 17,102 ) . Subscription rates to the two Japanese language publications have been more constant over time and demonstrate less ...
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... subscription to the two Japanese language pub- lications as a basis , it is possible to estimate the number of cur- rently active members of SGI - USA . It can be assumed that each subscription represents a household , since it is ...
... subscription to the two Japanese language pub- lications as a basis , it is possible to estimate the number of cur- rently active members of SGI - USA . It can be assumed that each subscription represents a household , since it is ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Soka Gakkai History and Philosophy | 13 |
The Membership of SGIUSA | 36 |
Copyright | |
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