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Book SynopsisTaking readers from the 19th century to today, the author shows how Buddhism in the U.S. has given rise to new contemplative forms within American Judaism and shaped the way Americans understand and practice Buddhism.
Trade Review"Finalist for the National Jewish Book Award in American Jewish Studies"
"[A] fascinating book."
---Simon Rocker, Jewish Chronicle"The book leaves the reader with something that Jews and Buddhists alike may find familiar: more questions than answers, but a feeling that getting further from a solution has somehow made you wiser."
---Matthew Abrahams, Tricycle"
American JewBu offers a unique perspective on the current, lively debate on religious mixing. The book is fluently written and highly illuminating. It offers an accessible entry to important questions in the study of lived religious practice." * Sociology of Religion *
