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084 _aonline - DeGruyter
100 1 _aHunter, Louise H.
_eautore
245 1 0 _aBuddhism in Hawaii :
_bIts Impact on a Yankee Community /
_cLouise H. Hunter.
264 1 _aHonolulu :
_bUniversity of Hawaii Press,
_c[2021]
264 4 _c©1971
300 _a1 online resource (276 p.)
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505 0 0 _tFrontmatter --
_tContents --
_tIllustrations --
_tPreface --
_tCHAPTER 1. The Buddha and Buddhism in Japan --
_tCHAPTER 2. Japanese Immigration to Hawaii --
_tCHAPTER 3. A Priestly Visit to a Tottering Kingdom --
_tCHAPTER 4. The 'Dark Ages' and the 'Emissaries of the Foreign God' --
_tCHAPTER 5. Amida in Paradise --
_tCHAPTER 6. 'Abodes of Light and Love' --
_tCHAPTER 7. The Buddhist Priesthood in Hawaii --
_tCHAPTER 8. Making Hawaii Safe for Democracy—and Christianity --
_tCHAPTER 9. The Troublesome Twenties --
_tCHAPTER 10. The Critical Thirties --
_tCHAPTER 11. War and Restoration --
_tAPPENDIX. Bishops of the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii --
_tNotes --
_tBibliography --
_tIndex
506 0 _arestricted access
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520 _aIn the two thousand years since its inception, Buddhism has been absorbed and shaped by many cultures of the eastern hemisphere. The peoples of India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, China, Korea, and Japan adapted it to their own societal needs. In Japan, Buddhist beliefs merged harmoniously with those of the Shinto religion, providing the people with a strong nationalistic faith. But in Hawai'i during the half-century following the immigration of thousands of Japanese, the growth of Buddhism met with many new and serious obstacles. With the arrival of the first group of Japanese in Hawai'i in 1868, the leaders of the American Christian community in the islands began preaching against what they believed and feared to be an anti-democratic, anti-American religion. The result was a far-reaching religio-cultural rift between the Japanese Buddhist and American Christian communities.Buddhism in Hawai'i is, in the author's words, "a chapter in the social history of Hawai'i," the purpose of which is to "uncover and analyze" the Buddhist-Christian conflict and to gauge its effects. Drawing heavily from mass media accounts from the years of the Buddhist controversy, chiefly 1868 through World War II, this study yields an accurate description of the fears, feelings, and prejudices prevalent in both communities. Focusing primarily on the course of Buddhism in Hawai'i, the author deals in depth with the many problems with which it was confronted. The effects of the efforts of Christian missionaries, the controversy over Buddhist versus Christian schools, the increase in labor problems, the inter-community economic competition, Japan's victory in the Sino-Japanese war, the role of Japan as aggressor in World War II, and finally the effect of statehood, are carefully and objectively studied here. The analysis is concluded with a perceptive look to the future role of Buddhism in Hawaii and to its continued impact on the multiracial community.
538 _aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546 _aIn English.
588 0 _aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mrz 2022)
650 7 _aRELIGION / Buddhism / History.
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856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1515/9780824885328
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780824885328
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