{"product_id":"heartwood-wendy-cadge-9780226089003","title":"Heartwood: The First Generation of Theravada Buddhism in America","description":"Theravada is one of the three main branches of Buddhism. In Asia it is practiced widely in Thailand, Laos, Burma, Sri Lanka, and Cambodia. This fascinating ethnography opens a window onto two communities of Theravada Buddhists in contemporary America: one outside Philadelphia that is composed largely of Thai immigrants and one outside Boston that consists mainly of white converts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Wendy Cadge first provides a historical overview of Theravada Buddhism and considers its specific origins here in the United States. She then brings her findings to bear on issues of personal identity, immigration, cultural assimilation, and the nature of religion in everyday life. Her work is the first systematic comparison of the ways in which immigrant and convert Buddhists understand, practice, and adapt the Buddhist tradition in America. The men and women whom Cadge meets and observes speak directly to us in this work, both in their personal testimonials and as they meditate, pray, and practice Buddhism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Creative and insightful, \u003ci\u003eHeartwood\u003c\/i\u003e will be of enormous value to sociologists of religion and anyone wishing to understand the rise of Buddhism in the Western world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wendy Cadge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226089002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226089003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.92h x 6.44w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/13\/2004 pg. 63\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2005 pg. 84","brand":"Wendy Cadge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44119452778751,"sku":"9780226089003","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b68230bc-2e79-4214-aeb6-84312ca801d4.jpg?v=1687409434","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/heartwood-wendy-cadge-9780226089003","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}