Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-296) and index.
Contents:
Convergence and divergence -- Histories -- A very short introduction to Buddhism -- Nineteenth century foundations -- From acculturation to the counterculture -- Diversity and pluralism at century's end -- Traditions -- Theravada traditions -- Mahayana traditions -- Vajrayana traditions -- Post-modern horizons? -- Frames -- Buddhist medias: art, practice, and representation -- Buddhist identities: race, gender, and sexuality -- Buddhist engagements: confronting environmental and social suffering -- Buddhist modernities: US Buddhism in its global context.
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