Immigrants to the Pure Land
Subtitle: the modernization, acculturation, and globalization of Shin Buddhism, 1898-1941
By: Michihiro Ama
Series: Pure Land Buddhist studies; Pure Land Buddhist studies
Publisher: University of Hawaiʻi Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Honolulu
Language: eng
Number of pages: 313
ISBN-13: 9780824834388
Subjects: Shin (Sect); History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-298) and index.
Table of contents: title: The modern development of Shin Buddhism; title: Changes in organizational style; title: The development of Shin Buddhist ministries in North America; title: The transformation of Shin Buddhist rituals and architecture; title: Shin Buddhist doctrine reconstructed; title: A history of the Higashi Honganji in North America; title: Local and translocal activities of Issei Shin Buddhist ministers; title: Conclusion : rethinking acculturation in the postmodern world.