LEADER 04749nam 22008054a 450 001 9910827280103321 005 20240501143800.0 010 $a1-282-42620-6 010 $a9786612426209 010 $a0-226-08901-0 024 7 $a10.7208/9780226089010 035 $a(CKB)2550000000000642 035 $a(EBL)471839 035 $a(OCoLC)527729874 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000338532 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11271750 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000338532 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10297064 035 $a(PQKB)10177200 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000437594 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12170780 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000437594 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10447985 035 $a(PQKB)23634962 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000122934 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC471839 035 $a(DE-B1597)524726 035 $a(OCoLC)1135590583 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780226089010 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL471839 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10349988 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL242620 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000000642 100 $a20040114d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aHeartwood $ethe first generation of Theravada Buddhism in America /$fWendy Cadge 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aChicago ;$aLondon $cUniversity of Chicago Press$d2004 215 $a1 online resource (279 p.) 225 1 $aMorality and society series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-226-08900-2 311 $a0-226-08899-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [246]-262) and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tNote on Terminology -- $tAcknowledgments -- $t1. Arrivals and a Map of the Journey -- $t2. The History of Theravada Buddhism in America -- $t3. New Organizations:Wat Mongkoltepmunee (Wat Phila) and the Cambridge Insight Meditation Center (cimc) -- $t4. Lived Buddhism: The Construction of Teaching and Practice at Wat Phila and cimc -- $t5. Refuge in the Sangha: The Shape of Buddhist Communities -- $t6. Ascribed and Achieved Buddhist Identities -- $t7. Observations through a Gendered Lens -- $t8. Taking Stock, Looking Forward -- $tAppendix A. Research Methods -- $tAppendix B. Refuges and Precepts -- $tNotes -- $tReference List -- $tIndex 330 $aTheravada is one of the three main branches of Buddhism. In Asia it is practiced widely in Thailand, Laos, Burma, Sri Lanka, and Cambodia. This fascinating ethnography opens a window onto two communities of Theravada Buddhists in contemporary America: one outside Philadelphia that is composed largely of Thai immigrants and one outside Boston that consists mainly of white converts. Wendy Cadge first provides a historical overview of Theravada Buddhism and considers its specific origins here in the United States. She then brings her findings to bear on issues of personal identity, immigration, cultural assimilation, and the nature of religion in everyday life. Her work is the first systematic comparison of the ways in which immigrant and convert Buddhists understand, practice, and adapt the Buddhist tradition in America. The men and women whom Cadge meets and observes speak directly to us in this work, both in their personal testimonials and as they meditate, pray, and practice Buddhism. Creative and insightful, Heartwood will be of enormous value to sociologists of religion and anyone wishing to understand the rise of Buddhism in the Western world. 410 0$aMorality and society. 606 $aTherava?da Buddhism$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aSoutheast Asian Americans$xReligious life 606 $aBuddhist converts$xReligious life$zUnited States 606 $aBuddhist centers$zUnited States$xHistory 607 $aSoutheast Asia$xReligion 610 $afirst generation, theravada, buddhism, buddhist, america, american, united states, usa, sociology, faith, belief, religion, religious studies, thailand, asia, eastern, laos, burma, sri lanka, cambodia, ethnography, ethnographic, study, academic, scholarly, research, community, contemporary, philadelphia, immigrants, boston, converts, history, historical, origins, identity, assimilation, comparison, tradition. 615 0$aTherava?da Buddhism$xHistory 615 0$aSoutheast Asian Americans$xReligious life. 615 0$aBuddhist converts$xReligious life 615 0$aBuddhist centers$xHistory. 676 $a294.3/91/0973 700 $aCadge$b Wendy$01638612 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910827280103321 996 $aHeartwood$93981133 997 $aUNINA