Soka Gakkai in America

Accommodation and Conversion
Erscheinungsjahr 1999
ISBN: 978-0-19-829389-7
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 234 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 225 mm, Gewicht: 386 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hammond, Phillip

Machacek, David

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Philosophische Anthropologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Buddhismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Klubs, Vereine, Geheimgesellschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Introduction

- PART ONE: SGI-USA: THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS MEMBERS

- 1: Soka Gakkai History, Philosophy, and Practice

- 2: The Membership of SGI-USA

- 3: The Practice of Soka Gakkai Buddhism

- PART TWO: SGI-USA: ITS CONVERTS

- 4: Supply-Side Influences on the Development of SGI-USA

- 5: Values and Conversion: The Question of Demand

- 6: Encounter, Recruitment, and Conversion

- Conclusion

- Appendix A: About this Study

- Appendix B: The Representativeness of the Respondents

- Appendix C: The Survey Instrument

- Reference