Being Buddhist in a Christian World - Gender and Community in a Korean American Temple

Informationen zum Autor Sharon A. Suh is professor of theology and religious studies at Seattle University. She is the author of Being Buddhist in a Christian World (University of Washington Press, 2004) and Silver Screen Buddha (Bloomsbury Press, 2015). Klappentext Sharon A. Suh is assistant professor of theology and religious studies at Seattle University. Zusammenfassung Aiming to challenge Western notions of Buddhism! the author shows how Korean Americans at Sa Chal Temple in Los Angeles have applied Buddhist doctrines to the project of finding and knowing the self in everyday life. It also examines the implications of this grounding when the religious tradition is considered to be socially marginal. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. Finding and Knowing One's Mind 3. Sa Chal Context, Programs, and Demographics 4. Buddhist Practice and Self-Transformation 5. Buddhism -- An Anchor in an Uncertain World and a Source of Independence 6. Finding Male Selves: Men's Religious Practices 7. Being Buddhist in a Christian World 8. Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Sharon A Suh, Sharon A. Suh
• Publisher: University Of Washington Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.02.2004
• EAN: 9780295983783
• ISBN: 978-0-295-98378-3
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Series: American Ethnic and Cultural S; American Ethnic and Cultural Studies; American Ethnic and Cultural S
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories