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Machine Generated Contents Note: Pt. I Academics -- 1. Localizing Buddhism In Australia -- 1. The Emergence Of Secular Insight Practice In Australia / Winton Higgins -- 2. Soto Zen In Australia: Tradition, Challenges And Innovations / Leesa S. Davis -- 3. Green Tara In Australia: Reassessing The Relationship Between Gender, Religion And Power Relations / Ruth Fitzpatrick -- 2. Buddhist Impacts On Land And Culture -- 1. Buddhifying Australia: Multicultural Capital And Buddhist Material Culture In Rural Victoria / Sally Mcara -- 2. Locating A Buddhist Temple In Wollongong, New South Wales / Gordon Waitt -- 3. Sydney, A City Growing Within: The Establishment Of Buddhist Centres In Western Sydney / John Skennar -- 4. Adaptation And Continuity In Cambodian Buddhist Temples: Implications For Service Delivery And Community Development / Shiva Vasi. Edited By Cristina Rocha And Michelle Barker. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.
This volume investigates the multifaceted ways in which Buddhist traditions have been localized, adapted, and integrated within the unique socio-cultural landscape of Australia. Editors Cristina Rocha and Michelle Barker compile research from various academics to examine how Buddhist practices, material culture, and community centers interact with Australian multiculturalism, urban development, and secular frameworks. The text provides a scholarly analysis of the intersection between religious identity and the physical environment of the Australian continent.
What You Will Find
Experts identify this collection as a significant contribution to the study of religion in the Asia-Pacific region. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which serves as a foundational resource for scholars interested in the sociology of religion and migration studies.
Page Count:
0
Publication Date:
2011-01-01
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis Group
ISBN-10:
0415568188
ISBN-13:
9780203840320
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