{"product_id":"becoming-buddhist-glenys-eddy-9781441118462","title":"Becoming Buddhist: Experiences of Socialization and Self-Transformation in Two Australian Buddhist Centres","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat does it mean to be a Western Buddhist? For the predominantly Anglo-Australian\u003cbr\u003eaffiliates of two Western Buddhist centres in Australia, the author proposes an\u003cbr\u003eanswer to this question, and finds support for it from interviews and her own\u003cbr\u003eparticipant-observation experience.Practitioners'\u003cbr\u003eprior experiences of experimentation with spiritual groups and practices-and\u003cbr\u003etheir experiences of participation, practice and self-transformation-are\u003cbr\u003eexamined with respect to their roles in practitioners' appropriation of the\u003cbr\u003eBuddhist worldview, and their subsequent commitment to the path to\u003cbr\u003eenlightenment.Religious commitment is\u003cbr\u003eexperienced as a decision-point, itself the effect of the individual's\u003cbr\u003eexperimental immersion in the Centre's activities.During this time the claims of the Buddhist\u003cbr\u003eworldview are tested against personal experience and convictions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing rich ethnographic data and Lofland and\u003cbr\u003eSkonovd's experimental conversion motif as a model for theorizing the stages of\u003cbr\u003einvolvement leading to commitment, the author demonstrates that this study has\u003cbr\u003ea wider application to our understanding of the role of alternative religions\u003cbr\u003ein western contexts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Glenys Eddy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1441118462\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781441118462\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Continuum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/05\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.00w x 1.10d","brand":"Glenys Eddy","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48153660948735,"sku":"9781441118462","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e051ef90-a2b7-45bd-9058-fe5c2286723d.jpg?v=1770784975","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/becoming-buddhist-glenys-eddy-9781441118462","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}