Cambodian Buddhism in the United States / Carol A. Mortland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mortland, Carol A. (Carol Anne), 1945- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buddhism--Cambodia.

Buddhism.

Buddhists--United States.

Buddhists.

Cambodian Americans--Religion.

Cambodian Americans.

United States.

Cambodia.

Physical Description:

xi, 353 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [2017]

Summary:

Cambodian Buddhism in the United States is the first comprehensive anthropological study of Khmer Buddhism as practiced by Khmer refugees in the United States. Based on research conducted at Khmer temples and sites throughout the country over a period of three and a half decades, Carol A. Mortland uses participant observation, open-ended interviews, life histories, and dialogues with Khmer monks and laypeople to explore the everyday practice of Khmer religion, including spirit beliefs and healing rituals. This ethnography is enriched and supplemented by the use of historical accounts, reports, memoirs, unpublished life histories, and family memorabilia painstakingly preserved by refugees. Mortland also traces the changes that Cambodians have made to religion as they struggle with the challenges of living in a new country, learning English, and supporting themselves. The beliefs and practices of Khmer Muslims and Khmer Christians in the United States are also reviewed. Book jacket.

Contents:

Khmer Buddhism beliefs

Non-Buddhist Cambodians

Re-building Khmer Buddhism

Temple expansion

Religious personnel

Organization

Beyond the temple

Congregation

Temple contributions

Temple difficulties

Additional difficulties.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Mortland, Carol A. (Carol Anne), 1945- Cambodian Buddhism in the United States.

ISBN:

9781438466637

1438466633

OCLC:

961266711