Heartwood The First Generation of Theravada Buddhism in America

Name: Heartwood The First Generation of Theravada Buddhism in America
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ISBN: 9780226089003

ISBN-10: 0226089002

ISBN-13: 9780226089003

Edition: 2004

Authors: Wendy Cadge

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Theravada is one of the three main branches of Buddhism. In Asia it is practiced widely in Thailand, Laos, Burma, Sri Lanka, and Cambodia. This fascinating ethnography opens a window onto two communities of Theravada Buddhists in contemporary America: one outside Philadelphia that is composed largely of Thai immigrants and one outside Boston that consists mainly of white converts.Wendy Cadge first provides a historical overview of Theravada Buddhism and considers its specific origins here in the United States. She then brings her findings to bear on issues of personal identity, immigration, cultural assimilation, and the nature of religion in everyday life. Her work is the first systematic…

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List price: $40.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 12/15/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 278
Size: 0.63" wide x 0.89" long x 0.07" tall
Weight: 0.792
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


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