04356nam 22007934a 450 991045710450332120200520144314.01-282-42620-697866124262090-226-08901-010.7208/9780226089010(CKB)2550000000000642(EBL)471839(OCoLC)527729874(SSID)ssj0000338532(PQKBManifestationID)11271750(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000338532(PQKBWorkID)10297064(PQKB)10177200(SSID)ssj0000437594(PQKBManifestationID)12170780(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000437594(PQKBWorkID)10447985(PQKB)23634962(StDuBDS)EDZ0000122934(MiAaPQ)EBC471839(DE-B1597)524726(OCoLC)1135590583(DE-B1597)9780226089010(Au-PeEL)EBL471839(CaPaEBR)ebr10349988(CaONFJC)MIL242620(EXLCZ)99255000000000064220040114d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHeartwood[electronic resource] the first generation of Theravada Buddhism in America /Wendy CadgeChicago ;London University of Chicago Press20041 online resource (279 p.)Morality and society seriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-226-08900-2 0-226-08899-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. [246]-262) and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Note on Terminology -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Arrivals and a Map of the Journey -- 2. The History of Theravada Buddhism in America -- 3. New Organizations:Wat Mongkoltepmunee (Wat Phila) and the Cambridge Insight Meditation Center (cimc) -- 4. Lived Buddhism: The Construction of Teaching and Practice at Wat Phila and cimc -- 5. Refuge in the Sangha: The Shape of Buddhist Communities -- 6. Ascribed and Achieved Buddhist Identities -- 7. Observations through a Gendered Lens -- 8. Taking Stock, Looking Forward -- Appendix A. Research Methods -- Appendix B. Refuges and Precepts -- Notes -- Reference List -- IndexTheravada is one of the three main branches of Buddhism. In Asia it is practiced widely in Thailand, Laos, Burma, Sri Lanka, and Cambodia. This fascinating ethnography opens a window onto two communities of Theravada Buddhists in contemporary America: one outside Philadelphia that is composed largely of Thai immigrants and one outside Boston that consists mainly of white converts. Wendy Cadge first provides a historical overview of Theravada Buddhism and considers its specific origins here in the United States. She then brings her findings to bear on issues of personal identity, immigration, cultural assimilation, and the nature of religion in everyday life. Her work is the first systematic comparison of the ways in which immigrant and convert Buddhists understand, practice, and adapt the Buddhist tradition in America. The men and women whom Cadge meets and observes speak directly to us in this work, both in their personal testimonials and as they meditate, pray, and practice Buddhism. Creative and insightful, Heartwood will be of enormous value to sociologists of religion and anyone wishing to understand the rise of Buddhism in the Western world.Morality and society.Theravāda BuddhismUnited StatesHistory20th centurySoutheast Asian AmericansReligious lifeBuddhist convertsReligious lifeUnited StatesBuddhist centersUnited StatesHistorySoutheast AsiaReligionElectronic books.Theravāda BuddhismHistorySoutheast Asian AmericansReligious life.Buddhist convertsReligious lifeBuddhist centersHistory.294.3/91/0973Cadge Wendy985893MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457104503321Heartwood2253427UNINA