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UNINA9910455508403321 |
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McLellan Janet <1952-> |
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Many petals of the lotus : five Asian Buddhist communities in Toronto / / Janet McLellan |
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Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1999 |
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©1999 |
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ISBN |
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0-8020-8225-4 |
1-282-03696-3 |
9786612036965 |
1-4426-7699-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (277 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Asians - Ontario - Toronto |
Buddhists - Ontario - Toronto |
Electronic books. |
Toronto (Ont.) Social life and customs |
Toronto (Ont.) Religious life and customs |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Overview of Buddhist Groups in Toronto -- 2. Japanese Canadians and Toronto Buddhist Church -- 3. Tibetan Buddhists in Toronto -- 4. Vietnamese Buddhists in Toronto -- 5. Cambodian Buddhists in Toronto -- 6. Chinese Buddhists in Toronto -- 7. Conclusion -- APPENDIX. Some Buddhist Groups in Toronto, 1998 -- Notes -- References -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Toronto sustains a remarkable variety of distinct Buddhist communities. Over sixty Buddhist temples and associations represent a diversity of ethnic, national, and linguistic identities. Here, for the first time, is a rigorous, richly detailed, comparative examination of several groups within five Asian Buddhist communities: Japanese-Canadian, Tibetan, Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Chinese.With an intimate knowledge of her subject matter, McLellan documents each group's establishment in Canada, and the specific shape of that group's |
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practice today. She examines how innovative forms of worship and ritual services developed from the group's confrontation with Canadian social attitudes, constraints, and policies, and how transplantation acts as a catalyst for alterations in gender roles for both Sangha (ordained clergy) and laity. Buddhism, in responding to unstable local, national, and global realities, plays a crucial role in maintaining and reinforcing ethnic identity, and in coping with the stress of emigration. Shedding light on unfamiliar concepts and presenting a wealth of new information, Many Petals of the Lotus is an essential source book for professionals, and compelling reading for anyone interested in the changing face of Buddhism. |
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