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 ...
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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.
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Fair. Dust jacket has minor wear. Hard cover and pages are clean, like new. Stated "First published 1994". Number line " 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2".267 pages. Black boards with gilt lettering on spine. Jacket has not been clipped and has a small bit a edgewear at bottom corners."Fifty years ago Soka Gakkai was an organization of a few hundred people, all of them in Japan. Today, it is one of the world's most rapidly expanding religious movements with members in virtually every country in Europe, The Americas, and australia, in most of Asia and in severl parts of Africa. Increasingly well publicized, he movement sponsors a variety of cultural and educational causes, is conspicuous for its work for world peace and the preservation of the environment, and has established for itself a high profile in world affairs." Price sticker on back cover.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 600grams, ISBN: 9780198279150.
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