Being Buddhist in a Christian world : gender and community in a Korean American temple /

Being Buddhist in a Christian world : gender and community in a Korean American temple /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Suh, Sharon A.
Imprint:	Seattle : University of Washington Press, c2004.
Description:	ix, 240 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	American ethnic and cultural studies
Subject:	Sa Chal (Temple : Koreatown, Los Angeles, Calif.) Sa Chal (Temple : Koreatown, Los Angeles, Calif.) Buddhism -- California -- Los Angeles. Korean Americans -- Religious life. Buddhism -- Social aspects -- California -- Los Angeles. Buddhism -- Korea. Christianity and other religions -- Buddhism. Buddhism. Buddhism -- Social aspects. Christianity. Interfaith relations. Korean Americans -- Religious life. California -- Los Angeles. Korea.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5146327

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ISBN:	0295983787 (cloth : alk. paper) 0295983795 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-235) and index.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
2. Finding and Knowing One's Mind
3. Sa Chal Context, Programs, and Demographics
4. Buddhist Practice and Self-Transformation
5. Buddhism--An Anchor in an Uncertain World and a Source of Independence
6. Finding Male Selves: Men's Religious Practices
7. Being Buddhist in a Christian World
8. Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Index