Immigrants to the Pure Land : The Modernization, Acculturation, and Globalization of Shin Buddhism, 1898-1941
, by AMA, MichihiroNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780824834388 | 0824834380
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 3/31/2011
Immigrants to the Pure Land explores in detail the activities of individual Shin Buddhist ministers responsible for making specific decisions regarding the practice of J?do Shinsh? in local sanghas. By focusing so closely, Ama reveals the contestation of immigrant communities faced with discrimination and exploitation in their new homes and with changing messages from Japan.