Buddhism in America

Buddhism in America
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Publisher : Columbia University Press
Total Pages : 384
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ISBN-10 : 9780231159739
ISBN-13 : 0231159730
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Book Synopsis Buddhism in America by : Richard Hughes Seager

Download or read book Buddhism in America written by Richard Hughes Seager and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This well-informed book provides a comprehensive survey of a variety of Buddhist traditions in the contemporary U.S. . . . [its] strength, apart from being a mine of information, is Seager's insistence on taking a historically informed and comparative perspective." - Religious Studies Review.


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