The Oxford Handbook of American Buddhism (Oxford Handbooks)

First brought to the United States in the nineteenth century by Chinese and Japanese immigrants, Buddhism has become a major feature of the North American religious, cultural, and social landscape. Nearly every form of Asian Buddhism has some presence in North America in addition to a variety of Buddhist “convert” communities, hybrid communities, and “secular” Buddhist networks. Buddhist-derived practices such as mindfulness meditation have been deployed in health care and educational settings, the military, and the business sector. The Oxford Handbook of American Buddhism guides readers through the rich terrain of American Buddhism, illuminating the diversity of Buddhist communities and identities, exploring the innovations that have emerged from the cross-fertilization of Buddhism and American culture, and extending the theoretical and methodological boundaries that have shaped the study of American Buddhism. The Handbook is organized into four parts: Foundations, Traditions, Practices, and Frames. The essays in this volume both build upon and go beyond previous scholarship, reexamining foundational topics while recovering neglected histories, centering marginalized identities, and analyzing the intersections between Buddhist practice and scholarship. Cover The Oxford Handbook of American Buddhism Copyright Contents List of Contributors Introduction Part I Foundations 1. American Buddhism, Modernity, and Globalization 2. The History of Buddhism in the United States 3. Identities I: Race and Whiteness in American Buddhism 4. Identities II: Gender and Sexuality in American Buddhism 5. American Buddhist Studies and Scholar-​Practitioners Part II Traditions 6. Chinese Buddhism in America 7. Pure Land Buddhism in America 8. Zen Buddhism in America 9. Korean Buddhism in America 10. Theravāda Buddhism in America 11. Nichiren Buddhism in America 12. Vietnamese Buddhism in America 13. Tibetan Buddhism in America 14. American Buddhism and Judaism Part III Practices 15. Buddhist Monasticism in North America 16. Food in American Buddhism 17. Mindfulness and Meditation in the United States 18. American Buddhism and Healthcare 19. Ritual, Rituals, and Ritualizing in American Buddhism 20. Engaged Buddhism in the United States Part IV Frames 21. American Buddhism and Secularism 22. American Buddhism and Psychotherapy 23. American Buddhism and Technology 24. American Buddhist Education and Pedagogy 25. American Buddhist Chaplaincy Supervision 26. Buddhist Material Culture in the United States 27. American Buddhism and Visual Culture 28. Buddhism and American Literature Index The Oxford Handbook of American Buddhism offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date scholarship available on Buddhism in America. It charts the history and diversity of Buddhist communities, including traditions and communities that have been previously neglected, and looks at the ways in which Buddhist practices such as mindfulness meditation have been adopted in non-Buddhist settings.