Global Citizens
The Soka Gakkai Buddhist Movement in the World
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 14 December 2000
- ISBN 9780199240395
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages456 pages
- Size 226x146x29 mm
- Weight 644 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
Global Citizens is a study of the Soka Gakkai Buddhist movement, which was founded in 1930 in Japan, spread rapidly after WWII, and has since developed a world-wide following. The book provides an historical overview of the importance of the development of the movement as an educational reform society, its development into a sect of Nichiren Buddhism. The book also explains the success of Soka Gakkai Buddhism with reference to continuity between Soka Gakkai teachings and the experience of people living in urban, industrial environments and Soka Gakkai's response to the surrounding social and cultural environment.
MoreLong description:
Global Citizens is a study of the Soka Gakkai Buddhist movement, which was founded in 1930 in Japan, spread rapidly after the Second World War, and has since developed a world-wide following. The book provides an historical overview of the development of the movement as an educational reform society, its development into a sect of Nichiren Buddhism. It provides important details of Soka Gakkai's entry into Japanese politics, including up-to-date information on the relationship between the Komeito - the political party founded by the Soka Gakkai - and the Liberal Democratic Party–its historical opponent in Japanese politics and present partner in the ruling coalition. The book then documents the spread of Soka Gakkai Buddhism to North and South America, Europe, and other Asian countries.
The collection of essays in Global Citizens gives interesting insights into how the Soka Gakkei preceive themselves and their practices.
Table of Contents:
Foreword
Introduction
Part I: Origins and changes in Japan
Soka Gakkai in historical perspective
The legacy of Tsunesaburo Makiguchi: Value-creating education and global citizenship
A Buddhist reformation in the twentieth century: Causes and implications of the conflict between the Soka Gakkai and the Nichiren Shoshu priesthood
Soka Gakkai and Japanese politics
The changing role of the Komeito in Japanese politics in the 1990s
The role of women
The movement and the Japanese media
Towards a pillar organization?
Part II: International appearances
Immigrant Buddhists in America
Organizational isomorphism in SGI-USA
Socially inclusive Buddhists in America
Buddhist humanism and Catholic culture in Brazil
The British movement and its members
Buddhism in action: Case studies from Italy
The expansion of Soka Gakkai into Southeast Asia
