American Sutra - A Story of Faith and Freedom in the Second World War

Duncan Ryuken Williams reveals the little-known story of how, in the darkest hours of World War II when Japanese Americans were stripped of their homes and imprisoned in camps, a community of Buddhists launched one of the most inspiring defenses of religious freedom in our nation's history, insisting that they could be both Buddhist and American.

About the author

An ordained Buddhist priest in the Soto Zen tradition, Duncan Ryūken Williams has spent years piecing together the story of the Japanese American community during World War II. A renowned scholar of Buddhism, he has taught at the University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Irvine, and Trinity College, and is now the Director of the Shinso Ito Center for Japanese Religions and Culture at the University of Southern California. He has published five other books, including The Other Side of Zen.

Summary

Duncan Ryuken Williams reveals the little-known story of how, in the darkest hours of World War II when Japanese Americans were stripped of their homes and imprisoned in camps, a community of Buddhists launched one of the most inspiring defenses of religious freedom in our nation's history, insisting that they could be both Buddhist and American.

Product details

• Authors: Duncan Ry& Williams, Duncan Ry&ken Williams, Duncan Ryuken Williams, Duncan Ryūken Williams, Duncan Ryuken (University of California Williams
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2019
• EAN: 9780674986534
• ISBN: 978-0-674-98653-4
• No. of pages: 400
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, Ethnic Studies, 20th Century, RELIGION / Buddhism / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, PHILOSOPHY / Buddhist, HISTORY / Military / United States, Buddhism, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Second World War, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Black & Asian Studies, Relating to Asian American people, East Asian and Indian philosophy, Oriental & Indian philosophy, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General