American Buddhism as a Way of Life / / edited by Gary Storhoff and John Whalen-Bridge

• Pubblicazione: Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (231 p.)
• Disciplina: 294.30973
• Soggetto topico: Buddhism and culture - United States; Buddhism - United States
• Altri autori: Whalen-BridgeJohn <1961-> StorhoffGary <1947->
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Foreword / Thomas A. Tweed -- Introduction : American Buddhism as a way of life / Gary Storhoff and John Whalen-Bridge -- The authenticity of Alan Watts / David L. Smith -- D.T. Suzuki, "Suzuki Zen," and the American reception of Zen Buddhism / Carl T. Jackson -- My lunch with Mihoko / Ellen Pearlman -- What can Buddhist no-self contribute to North American bioethics? / Michael C. Brannigan -- A contemporary North American Buddhist discussion of abortion / Rita M. Gross -- Touched by suffering : American pragmatism and engaged Buddhism / Judy D. Whipps -- Identity theft : stimulating Nirvana in postmodern America / John Kitterman -- Family life and spiritual kinship in American Buddhist communities / Charles S. Prebish -- Buddha loves me this I know : Nisei Buddhists in Christian America, 1889-1942 / Lori Pierce -- Analogue consciousness isn't just for faeries : healing the disjunction between theory and practice / Roger Corless -- "A dharma of place" : evolving aesthetics and cultivating community in an American Zen garden / Jeff Wilson.
• Sommario/riassunto: Explores a range of Buddhist perspectives in a distinctly American context.
• Titolo autorizzato: American Buddhism as a Way of Life
• ISBN: 1-4384-3095-7; 1-4416-4881-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910820585503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: SUNY series in Buddhism and American culture.