General Information

Author/Creator

Wilson, Bryan R., 1926-2004.

Language

English.

Published

Oxford [England] : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1994.

Physical Description

xi, 267 p. ; 23 cm.

Contributors

Contributor

Dobbelaere, Karel, 1933- (joint author.)

Contents/Summary

Summary

Soka Gakkai--a movement of Japanese Buddhism--is one of the world's most rapidly expanding religious movements, especially in the West. The movement sponsors a variety of cultural and educational causes, and is active in promoting world peace and preservation of the environment; as such it has established a high profile in world affairs. Soka Gakkai is also a significant social phenomenon in its own right. This study documents this in its thorough survey of the United Kingdom membership that traces the sources of the movement's appeal to its socially diverse constituency. The combination of a questionnaire survey and personal interviews bring illuminating detail to this sociological analysis. The authors suggest that Soka Gakkai is consistent with modern thought that places a growing emphasis on the essentially private nature of belief and on personal autonomy, and less emphasis on traditional religious institutions. It is for these reasons that Soka Gakkai is a faith in tune with the times and has widening appeal to young people.

Subjects

Subject

Sōka Gakkai > Great Britain.

Sōka Gakkai Buddhists > Great Britain.

Bibliographic Information

Responsibility

Bryan Wilson and Karel Dobbelaere.

Library Special Collection

HU OSA 430 - Donation of Zsuzsa Horváth

ISBN

0198279159

Holdings

Item Type	Current Location	Collection	Call Number	Volume Info	Shelving Location	Public Note
Book	OSA Archivum Library	General collection	294.3/928/0941 WIL		OSA Repository	Collection ID: 113.

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