Many Petals of the Lotus
Five Asian Buddhist Communities in Toronto
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11100486 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carl L Bankston Iii, Carl L Bankston (corresponding author), Janet Mclellan |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 380 |
| Publication date | 2001-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0094-3061 • E-ISSN: 1939-8638 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3089772 |
| OpenAlex | W2036252893 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
Toronto sustains a remarkable variety of distinct Buddhist communities. Over sixty Buddhist temples and associations represent a diversity of ethnic, national, and linguistic identities. Here, for the first time, is a rigorous, richly detailed, comparative examination of several groups within five Asian Buddhist communities: Japanese-Canadian, Tibetan, Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Chinese. With an intimate knowledge of her subject matter, McLellan documents each group's establishment in Canada, and the specific shape of that group's practice today. She examines how innovative forms of worship and ritual services developed from the group's confrontation with Canadian social attitudes, constraints, and policies, and how transplantation acts as a catalyst for alterations in gender roles for both Sangha (ordained clergy) and laity. Buddhism, in responding to unstable local, national, and global realities, plays a crucial role in maintaining and reinforcing ethnic identity, and in coping with the stress of emigration. Shedding light on unfamiliar concepts and presenting a wealth of new information, Many Petals of the Lotus is an essential source book for professionals, and compelling reading for anyone interested in the changing face of Buddhism
Archaeology · Biology · Botany · Buddhism · Geography · Lotus · Petal · Asian American and Pacific Histories · Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies
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The role of frequent personal religious practice in Buddhist teen religiosity
What is Canadian about Canadian Buddhism
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The Buddha And The Birch Tree
Alterity and the Particular Limits of Universalism
Social, Religious, and 'Spirit-based' Capital within Cambodian and Lao Buddhist Communities in Ontario
Collective Experience of Political Violence as Identity
Transformations in New Immigrant Religions and Their Global Implications
Is religion a force for good? Reformulating the discourse on religion and international development
| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,52 |
| Citation span | 2001 - 2017 (17) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |