Heartwood The First Generation of Theravada Buddhism in America

Name: Heartwood The First Generation of Theravada Buddhism in America
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ISBN: 9780226088990

ISBN-10: 0226088995

ISBN-13: 9780226088990

Edition: 2004

Authors: Wendy Cadge

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'Heartwood' explores the lives of Buddhist immigrants & converts in America, focusing on the experiences of devotees at two Theravada communities, the first mainly Thai immigrants, the other mainly Caucasian converts.

Book details

List price: $99.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 12/15/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 278
Size: 0.62" wide x 0.94" long x 0.08" tall
Weight: 1.078
Language: English

Wendy Cadge is associate professor of sociology at Brandeis University and the author of Heartwood: The First Generation of Theravada Buddhism in America,also published by the University of Chicago Press.



Note on Terminology


Acknowledgments



Arrivals and a Map of the Journey



The History of Theravada Buddhism in America



New Organizations: Wat Mongkoltepmunee (Wat Phila) and the Cambridge Insight Meditation Center (CIMC)



Lived Buddhism: The Construction of Teaching and Practice at Wat Phila and CIMC



Refuge in the Sangha: The Shape of Buddhist Communities



Ascribed and Achieved Buddhist Identities



Observations through a Gendered Lens



Taking Stock, Looking Forward



Research Methods



Refuges and Precepts


Reference List