Soka Gakkai in America : accommodation and conversion

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Soka Gakkai in America : accommodation and conversion

Phillip E. Hammond and David W. Machacek

Oxford University Press, 1999

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Bibliography: p. 217-220

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This is the first-ever in-depth study of the Soka Gakkai Buddhists in the United States of America (SGI-USA). Drawing on unprecedented access to the organization through surveys and interviews, it provides a definitive and revealing picture of one of the fastest-growing religions in the world. The authors shed light on contemporary American society and show how many members of SGI-USA are drawn from a growing `transmodern' subculture in America. In addition the book traces the development of the organization in the USA, examining how it adapted to the peculiar circumstances of America's cultural life and showing how SGI-USA became a very American phenomenon.

Table of Contents

  • PART ONE: SGI-USA: THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS MEMBERS
  • PART TWO: SGI-USA: ITS CONVERTS

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