TY  - BOOK
AU  - Nakagaki,T.K.
TI  - The Buddhist Swastika and Hitler's Cross: Rescuing a Symbol of Peace from the Forces of Hate 
SN  - 1611729335
AV  - DD247.H5 .N353 2018eb
U1  - 943.086092 23
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Berkeley, CA
PB  - Stone Bridge Press
KW  - Swastikas
KW  - Buddhist art and symbolism
KW  - National socialism and religion
KW  - Crosses
KW  - Svastika
KW  - Nazisme
KW  - Aspect religieux
KW  - swastikas
KW  - aat
KW  - HISTORY
KW  - Military
KW  - World War II
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Modern
KW  - 20th century
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Buddhism
KW  - History
KW  - Comparative Religion
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE
KW  - Sociology of Religion
KW  - Europe
KW  - Germany
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - "This is a redesigned edition of a work privately published in 2017 under the same title."; Includes bibliographical references; Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface: Western vs. Eastern Perceptions of the Swastika; A Few Notes on Terms and Images; My First Encounter in the US with the Western Perception of the Swastika; Why Discuss the Swastika Now?; The Human Capacity for Atrocity; Encountering Holocaust Survivors; Importance of Dialogue; Our Own Monsters Within; One: The Swastika Symbol in My Tradition; The Swastika in Japan; Meaning of the Swastika in the Japanese Language; Meaning of the Swastika in the Buddha's Discourse; The Standard Buddhist Swastika Is Left-Turning; Two: A Universal Symbol; Swastika Use in Various Religions; The Swastika Symbol in North America; Three: Hitler's Flag; Design of the Hook-Cross; Hitler and the Eastern Swastika: Swastika Usage in 19th- and 20th-Century Europe; Four: Hitler's First Meaning of "Hakenkreuz": Aryan; Meaning of "Aryan"; Ārya in Buddhism; The Western Concept of What an Aryan Is; The Meaning of "Aryan" for Hitler; Five: Hitler's Second Meaning of "Hakenkreuz": Anti-Semitism; Meaning of Anti-Semitism; Anti-Semitism and Hitler's Early Life; Martin Luther (1483-1546); Richard Wagner (1813-1883); Luther, Wagner, and Hitler; Political Symbol vs. Religious and Spiritual Symbol; Six: Hitler's Symbol Is a Hakenkreuz, Not a Swastika; Difference between "Swastika" and "Hakenkreuz"; Hitler Called It "Hakenkreuz"; Definition of "Hakenkreuz"; "Swastika" and "Hakenkreuz" in Dictionaries; Translation Problems of "Hakenkreuz"; Conclusion: Present and Future Meaning of the Swastika Symbol; Current Swastika Issues; Where Are We Going?; Epilogue: Action Plan for the Public; Suggested Statement about the Swastika for Western Museums; Suggested Statement about the Swastika for Eastern Tradition Temples; Bibliography; Endnotes; Figure Credits; About the Author
N2  - A remarkable cross-cultural history that rescues the swastika, an ancient Buddhist symbol, from its deployment by the forces of hate
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