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Book SynopsisAnalyzing the dramatic growth of Buddhism in Canada in global and historical contexts.
Trade Review"Flowers on the Rock discusses innovative expressions of Buddhism in Canada and will appeal to a wide audience. Scholars and students of Buddhist studies will benefit greatly from the authors' position that Buddhism is a living culture, constantly changing." Mathieu Boisvert, Departement de sciences des religions, Universite du Quebec a Montreal "This volume is more than simply an anthology of essays about the history of Buddhism's transmission to Canada. The collection's essays also question some of the assumptions about how Buddhism was changed by its transmission to Western cultures. Of part
Table of ContentsContributors Michihiro Ama (University of Alaska), D. Mitra Barua (University of Saskatchewan), Paul Crowe (Simon Fraser University), Melissa Anne-Marie Curley (University of Iowa), Mavis Fenn (University of Waterloo), Kory Goldberg (Champlain College), Sarah F. Haynes (Western Illinois University), Jackie Larm (University of Edinburgh), Paul McIvor (independent), James Placzek (University of British Columbia), and Angela Sumegi (Carleton University).
