Soka Gakkai in America: Accommodation and Conversion

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Phillip Hammond (D. Mackenzie Brown Professor of Religious Studies, D. Mackenzie Brown Professor of Religious Studies, UCS) David Machacek (, University of California, Santa Barbara)

Soka Gakkai in America

Accommodation and Conversion

Phillip Hammond (D. Mackenzie Brown Professor of Religious Studies, D. Mackenzie Brown Professor of Religious Studies, UCS), David Machacek (, University of California, Santa Barbara)

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Oxford University Press
01 March 1999

Buddhism; Cultural studies; Social groups: clubs & societies; Anthropology

This is the first-ever in-depth study of the Soka Gakkai Buddhists in the United States of America (SGI-USA). Drawing on unprecedented access to the organization through surveys and interviews, it provides a definitive and revealing picture of one of the fastest-growing religions in the world. The authors shed light on contemporary American society and show how many members of SGI-USA are drawn from a growing `transmodern' subculture in America.

In addition the book traces the development of the organization in the USA, examining how it adapted to the peculiar circumstances of America's cultural life and showing how SGI-USA became a very American phenomenon.

By: Phillip Hammond (D. Mackenzie Brown Professor of Religious Studies D. Mackenzie Brown Professor of Religious Studies UCS), David Machacek (, University of California, Santa Barbara)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 225mm, Width: 145mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 386g
ISBN: 9780198293897
ISBN 10: 0198293895
Pages: 234
Publication Date: 01 March 1999
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Soka Gakkai in America: Accommodation and Conversion

one learns a great deal about the appeal, proselytizing strategy, and values of Soka Gakkai, as well as a realistic assessment of its current demographics. Richard Seager, Religious Studies Review, Vol 27, No 2, April 2001