The Making of American Buddhism / Scott A. Mitchell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mitchell, Scott A., 1973- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buddhism--United States--History.

Buddhism.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]

Summary:

This volume looks at the intersection of race and religion in the United States before, during, and after World War II, when Nisei (second-generation) Japanese American Jodo Shinshu (or Shin) Buddhists reacted to the trauma of racial and religious discrimination.

Contents:

Cover

The Making of American Buddhism

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

List of Figures

Acknowledgments

Prologue: Kashiwagi's Narrative

Introduction: Buddhism Rephrased

1. The Buddhist Movement in America

2. A Rational Teaching

3. All This and Discrimination

4. A House for Our Hopes

5. Where the Heart Belongs

Conclusion: As All Things Go

Epilogue: Our Narrative

Notes

Select Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Mitchell, Scott A. The Making of American Buddhism

ISBN:

9780197641583

9780197641590

OCLC:

1378390409