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Black Buddhists and the Black radical tradition : the practice of stillness in the movement for liberation / Rima Vesely-Flad.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Vesely-Flad, Rima, author.
- Series:
- NYU Press scholarship online.
- NYU Press scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Race relations--Religious aspects--Buddhism.
- Race relations.
- Racism--Religious aspects--Buddhism.
- Racism.
- Buddhism--United States.
- Buddhism.
- Buddhism and politics--United States.
- Buddhism and politics.
- African Americans--Religion.
- African Americans.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (345 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : New York University Press, [2022]
- Summary:
- Rima Vesely-Flad examines the distinctive features of Black-identifying Buddhist practitioners, arguing that Black Buddhists interpret Buddhist teachings in ways that are congruent with Black radical thought. Indeed, the volume makes the case that given their experiences with racism - both in the larger society and also within largely white-oriented Buddhist organisations - Black cultural frameworks are necessary for illuminating the Buddha's wisdom. Drawing on interviews with 40 Black Buddhist teachers and practitioners, Vesely-Flad argues that Buddhist teachings, through their focus on healing intergenerational trauma, provide a vitally important foundation for achieving Black liberation.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- 1. The tradition of Buddhism: lineages, culture, race, and liberation
- 2. From the plantation to the prison: the causes and conditions of intergenerational trauma
- 3. Honoring ancestors in Black Buddhist practice: rituals of devotion and resilience
- 4. Turning toward external conditions: political and psychological freedom in the Black radical tradition
- 5. Turning toward internal suffering: Dharma for the practice of psychological and spiritual liberation
- 6. The body as a vehicle for liberation: gender and sexuality in Black Buddhist writings
- 7. Love and liberation: collective care and refuge in Black Buddhist communities
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgements
- Notes
- Index
- About the author.
- Notes:
- Also issued in print: 2022.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on October 18, 2022).
- ISBN:
- 1-4798-1050-9
- OCLC:
- 1293264028
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