Soka Gakkai in America: Accommodation and Conversion

by Phillip E. Hammond

This is the first in-depth study of the Soka Gakkai Buddhists in the United States. Drawing on unprecedented access to the organization through surveys and interviews, it provides a definitive and revealing picture of one of the fastest-growing religions in the world. The authors shed light on contemporary American society and show how many members of this sect are drawn from a growing "transmodern" subculture in America. In addition, the book traces the development of the organization in the US, examining how it adapted to the peculiar circumstances of America's cultural life showing how it has now become a very American phenomenon.

Genres: Japanese Literature

234 pages, Hardcover

First published May 20, 1999

Reviews

[Lauren · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read when I was looking into Soka Gakkai. Brought to a bookcrossing meet up soon after.