ISBN: 0415758661

Paperback, [EAN: 9780415758666], Routledge, Routledge, Book, [PU: Routledge], Routledge, Buddhism has become a major religion in Canada over the last half-century. The 'ethnic Buddhism' a… Altro …

Paperback, [EAN: 9780415758666], Routledge, Routledge, Book, [PU: Routledge], Routledge, Buddhism has become a major religion in Canada over the last half-century. The 'ethnic Buddhism' associated with immigrant Asian people is the most important aspect, but there is also a growing constituency of Euro-Canadian Buddhists seriously interested in the faith. This insightful study analyzes the phenomenon of Buddhism in Canada from a regional perspective. The work provides an important examination of the place of Buddhism in a developed western country associated with a traditional Judeo-Christian culture, but undergoing profound sociological transformation due to large-scale immigration and religio-cultural pluralism.  It is a valuable text for students of religion, Buddhism and North American Studies., 12279, Buddhism, 12280, Dalai Lama, 720358, History, 297512, Mahayana, 15755341, Rituals & Practice, 15755351, Sacred Writings, 297526, Theravada, 12284, Tibetan, 11309332011, Zen, 22, Religion & Spirituality, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books, 12807, Sociology, 12779, Religious Studies, 22, Religion & Spirituality, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books, 11302, Ethnic Studies, 11298, Specific Demographics, 11232, Social Sciences, 3377866011, Politics & Social Sciences, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books<

ISBN: 9780415758666

Buddhism has become a major religion in Canada over the last half-century. The 'ethnic Buddhism' associated with immigrant Asian people is the most important aspect but there is also a g… Altro …

Buddhism has become a major religion in Canada over the last half-century. The 'ethnic Buddhism' associated with immigrant Asian people is the most important aspect but there is also a growing constituency of Euro-Canadian Buddhists seriously interested in the faith. This insightful study analyzes the phenomenon of Buddhism in Canada from a regional perspective. The work provides an important examination of the place of Buddhism in a developed western country associated with a traditional Judeo-Christian culture but undergoing profound sociological transformation due to large-scale immigration and religio-cultural pluralism.  It is a valuable text for students of religion Buddhism and North American Studies. Media > Books > Print Books new, Routledge<

2014, ISBN: 9780415758666

Buch, Softcover, [PU: Routledge], Routledge, 2014

2014, ISBN: 9780415758666

Softcover, Buch, [PU: Routledge]