Building and Negotiating Religious Identities in a Zen Buddhist Temple: A Perspective of Buddhist Rhetoric

by Fan Zhang

Book Overview

This book explores the practices in a Zen Buddhist temple located in Northwest Ohio against the backdrop of globalization. Drawing on the previous studies on Buddhist modernization and westernization, it provides a better understanding of the westernization of Buddhism and its adapted practices and rituals in the host culture. Using rhetorical criticism methodology, the author approaches this temple as an embodiment of Buddhist rhetoric with both...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9811388628
• ISBN13: 9789811388620
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"