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  • Buddhism and Whiteness

    Critical Reflections

    by Sharon Suh, Laurie Cassidy, Jasmine Syedullah, Joy Brennan, Rima L. Vesely-Flad, Carolyn M. Jones Medine, Carol J. Moeller, Lama Justin von Bujdoss, Hsiao Lan Hu, Charles Johnson0, Ann Gleig Ann Gleig, associate professor of religion and cultural studies, University2, Emily McRae3, Leah Kalmanson5, Bryce Huebner6, Rhonda V. Magee7, Dr Jessica Locke8 ...
    Series series Philosophy of Race
    The motivation behind this important volume is to weave together two distinct, but we think complementary, traditions – the philosophical engagement with race/whiteness and Buddhist philosophy – in order to explore the ways in which these traditions can inform, correct, and improve each other. This exciting and critically informed volume will be the first of its kind to bring together essays that ... Read more

    $40.49 USD

  • Emergent Dharma

    Asian American Feminist Buddhists on Practice, Identity, and Resistance

    by Sharon A. Suh PhD ...
    An essential critique of American Buddhism—11 Asian American women reclaim a vibrant feminist Dharma against whitewashing, patriarchy, and model-minority stereotypesMainstream American Buddhism is often portrayed through a narrow, problematic lens: a group of mostly white converts sits on cushions. Eyes closed, blissed out, serenely meditating—this is Buddhism made passive and patriarchal, ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Silver Screen Buddha

    Buddhism in Asian and Western Film

    by Dr. Sharon A. Suh ...
    How do contemporary films depict Buddhists and Buddhism? What aspects of the Buddhist tradition are these films keeping from our view? By repeatedly romanticizing the meditating monk, what kinds of Buddhisms and Buddhists are missing in these films and why?Silver Screen Buddha is the first book to explore the intersecting representations of Buddhism, race, and gender in contemporary films. Sharon ... Read more

    $36.49 USD

  • Religion and Spirituality in Korean America

    by Ruth H. Chung, Jae Ran Kim, Jung Ha Kim, Rebecca Kim, Sharon Kim, Okyun Kwon, Sang Hyun Lee, Anselm Kyongsuk Min, Sharon A Suh0, Sung Hyun Um1, David K Yoo2 ...
    Series series Asian American Experience
    Religion and Spirituality in Korean America examines the ambivalent identities of predominantly Protestant Korean Americans in Judeo-Christian American culture. Focusing largely on the migration of Koreans to the United States since 1965, this interdisciplinary collection investigates campus faith groups and adoptees. The authors probe factors such as race, the concept of diaspora, and the ways ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • Occupy This Body

    A Buddhist Memoir

    by Sharon A. Suh ...
    OCCUPY THIS BODY: A Buddhist Memoir is the story of Religious Studies Professor Sharon A. Suh's struggle to overcome a childhood of forced-feeding, emotional neglect, and cruelty from her Korean immigrant mother who battled and eventually succumbed to her own eating disorders. As she matures and awakens to her own body, she must come to terms with her past suffering and how it shapes her ... Read more

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    Series series Guides to the Good Life
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  • Yoga for a World Out of Balance

    Teachings on Ethics and Social Action

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  • The Mindfulness Survival Kit

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    by Thich Nhat Hanh ...
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  • The Religious Question in Modern China

    by Vincent Goossaert, David A. Palmer ...
    Recent events—from strife in Tibet and the rapid growth of Christianity in China to the spectacular expansion of Chinese Buddhist organizations around the globe—vividly demonstrate that one cannot understand the modern Chinese world without attending closely to the question of religion. The Religious Question in Modern China highlights parallels and contrasts between historical events, political ... Read more

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    Do you want to be on the cutting edge of the future of yoga?If you desire an authentic yoga practice embracing ancient yogic philosophy and traditions but don't know how to embody that knowledge with integrity in today's modern yoga culture, Embrace Yoga's Roots is your guide to honor and not appropriate yoga."When we mistake yoga for a workout routine, reduce it to physical fitness or even do ... Read more

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    Chinese Truth, Other Truths

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