TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cadge,Wendy
TI  - Heartwood: the first generation of Theravada Buddhism in America 
T2  - Morality and society series
SN  - 9780226089010 (electronic bk.)
AV  - BQ734 .C33 2004eb
U1  - 294.3/91/0973 22
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Chicago, London
PB  - University of Chicago Press
KW  - Theravāda Buddhism
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Southeast Asian Americans
KW  - Religious life
KW  - Buddhist converts
KW  - Buddhist centers
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Buddhism
KW  - Theravada
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Southeast Asia
KW  - Religion
KW  - ბუდიზმი აშშ ისტორია
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [246]-262) and index; Note on terminology; Acknowledgments; 1 Arrivals and a map of the journey; 2 The history of theravada buddhism in america; 3 New organizations: wat mongkoltepmunee and the cambridge insight meditation center; 4 Lived buddhism: the construction of teaching and practice at wat phila and cimc; 5 Refuge in the sangha: the shape of buddhist communities; 6 Ascribed and achieved buddhist identities; 7 Observations through a gendered lens; 8 Taking stock, looking forward; Appendix A: Research methods; Appendix B: Rrefuges and precepts; Notes; Reference list; Index
N2  - Theravada is one of the three main branches of Buddhism. In Asia it is practiced widely in Thailand, Laos, Burma, Sri Lanka, and Cambodia. This fascinating ethnography opens a window onto two communities of Theravada Buddhists in contemporary America: one outside Philadelphia that is composed largely of Thai immigrants and one outside Boston that consists mainly of white converts. Wendy Cadge first provides a historical overview of Theravada Buddhism and considers its specific origins here in the United States. She then brings her findings to bear on issues of personal identity, immigration, cu
UR  - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=298792
ER  -