Explores in detail the activities of individual Shin Buddhist ministers responsible for making specific decisions regarding the practice of J?do Shinsh? in local sanghas. By focusing so closely, Ama reveals the contestation of immigrant communities faced with discrimination and exploitation in their new homes and with changing messages from Japan.
| ISBN: | 9780824834388 |
| Publication date: | 31st January 2011 |
| Author: | Michihiro Ama |
| Publisher: | University of Hawai'i Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 313 pages |
| Series: | Pure Land Buddhist Studies |
| Genres: |
Buddhism |