Immigrants to the pure land: the modernization, acculturation, and globalization of shin buddhism, 1898-1941
Auteur :
Ama, Michihiro
Éditeur :
University of Hawai'i Press
ISBN :
9780824896775
Date de publication :
31 mars 2023
Dimensions :
22,6 x 15,1 x 2,3 cm
Poids :
522 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Explores in detail the activities of individual Shin Buddhist ministers responsible for making specific decisions regarding the practice of Jodo Shinshu in local sanghas. By focusing so closely, Ama reveals the contestation of immigrant communities faced with discrimination and exploitation in their new homes and with changing messages from Japan.