Soka Gakkai in America
Subtitle: accommodation and conversion
By: Phillip E. Hammond and David W. Machacek.
Contributors: Machacek, David W.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Oxford [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
Subjects: Sōka Gakkai -- United States -- History; Soka Gakkai International-USA -- History
Description: "This is the first-ever in-depth study of the Soka Gakkai Buddhists in the United States of America (SGI-USA). Drawing on unprecedented access to the organization through surveys and interviews, it provides a definitive and revealing picture of one of the fastest-growing religions in the world. The authors shed light on contemporary American society and show how many members of SGI-USA are drawn from a growing 'transmodern' subculture in America." "In addition, the book traces the development of the organization in the USA, examining how it adapted to the peculiar circumstances of America's cultural life and showing how SGI-USA became a very American phenomenon."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-220) and index.