Buddhism in Canada

1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-0-415-32279-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Format (B × H): 158 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 422 g

Reihe: Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism

Buddhism has become a major religion in Canada over the last half-century. The 'ethnic Buddhism' associated with immigrant Asian people is the most important aspect, but there is also a growing constituency of Euro-Canadian Buddhists seriously interested in the faith. This insightful study analyzes the phenomenon of Buddhism in Canada from a regional perspective. The work provides an important examination of the place of Buddhism in a developed western country associated with a traditional Judeo-Christian culture, but undergoing profound sociological transformation due to large-scale immigration and religio-cultural pluralism. It is a valuable text for students of religion, Buddhism and North American Studies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Matthews, Bruce

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Religionssoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Buddhismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionssoziologie und -psychologie, Spiritualität, Mystik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Buddhism in British Columbia 2. Buddhism in Alberta 3. Buddhism in Saskatchewan and Manitoba 4. Buddhist Diversity in Ontario 5. Buddhism in the Greater Toronto Area: The Politics of Recognition 6. Lao Buddhism in Toronto: A Case Study of Community Relations 7. Buddhism in Québec 8. Blurred Boundaries: Buddhist Communities in the Greater Montréal Region 9. Buddhism in Atlantic Canada Appendix: Buddhismcanada.com, a Decade in Cyber-Samsara

Über Autor(innen)

Bruce Matthews is the Dean of Arts and C.B. Lumsden Professor of Comparative Religion at Arcadia University, Nova Scotia, Canada. A former Commonwealth scholar in Buddhist Civilization at the University of Ceylon, Peradeniya (1970-71), he has a long-standing interest in Buddhism and the modern world.