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Soka Gakkai-USA at 55: Voices from an American Buddhist Journey
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Soka Gakkai-USA at 55: Voices from an American Buddhist Journey
(978-4-87259-788-2)
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(978-4-87259-788-2)
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164 pages, chrysanthemum size
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Country of manufacture: Japan
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Year of manufacture: 2024
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| Written by Yutaka Akiniwa The history of the Soka Gakkai of America (SGI-USA) and the process of overseas missionary activities of the Soka Gakkai are clarified from the perspective of the sociology of religion, based on primary documents and field research with those involved. How was Nichiren Buddhism accepted in the U.S. in the midst of the postwar hippie culture? How was the faith transmitted to the U.S. by the Japanese and Nikkei who played a central role in the missionary work? The report also looks at the transformation of the Soka Gakkai in Japan during and after the period of rapid economic growth. [This is an English translation of "55 Years of the Soka Gakkai of America [SGI-USA]" (2017, Shinyosha). The Soka Gakkai is the most well-known and the largest of the new religious movements (NRMs) in Japan. This book analyzes the history of the SGI-USA (Soka This book analyzes the history of the SGI-USA (Soka Gakkai International-USA) and the Soka Gakkai's evangelizing in the U.S. from a sociological perspective of religion. How did the Japanese Soka Gakkai come to be accepted by Americans and take root in American society in the U.S., a country with a very different culture and religion? How was Nichiren Buddhism accepted in the U.S. in the midst of the postwar hippie culture? The authors' 15 visits to the U.S., in which they participated in local events of the organization and interviewed more than 70 people. The authors' 15 visits to the U.S., in which they participated in local events of the organization and interviewed more than 70 SGI members in the U.S., revealed these questions and provides a bird's-eye view of the transformation of the This book is the English translation of "America Soka Gakkai [SGI-USA] no 55 nen "(2017, Shinyosha Ltd.). |
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The history of the Soka Gakkai of America (SGI-USA) and the process of overseas missionary activities of the Soka Gakkai are clarified from the perspective of the sociology of religion, based on primary documents and field research with those involved. How was Nichiren Buddhism accepted in the U.S. in the midst of the postwar hippie culture? How was the faith transmitted to the U.S. by the Japanese and Nikkei who played a central role in the missionary work? The report also looks at the transformation of the Soka Gakkai in Japan during and after the period of rapid economic growth. [This is an English translation of "55 Years of the Soka Gakkai of America [SGI-USA]" (2017, Shinyosha).
The Soka Gakkai is the most well-known and the largest of the new religious movements (NRMs) in Japan. This book analyzes the history of the SGI-USA (Soka This book analyzes the history of the SGI-USA (Soka Gakkai International-USA) and the Soka Gakkai's evangelizing in the U.S. from a sociological perspective of religion. How did the Japanese Soka Gakkai come to be accepted by Americans and take root in American society in the U.S., a country with a very different culture and religion? How was Nichiren Buddhism accepted in the U.S. in the midst of the postwar hippie culture? The authors' 15 visits to the U.S., in which they participated in local events of the organization and interviewed more than 70 people. The authors' 15 visits to the U.S., in which they participated in local events of the organization and interviewed more than 70 SGI members in the U.S., revealed these questions and provides a bird's-eye view of the transformation of the This book is the English translation of "America Soka Gakkai [SGI-USA] no 55 nen "(2017, Shinyosha Ltd.).