|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Building Buddhism in England: The Flourishing of a Minority Faith Heritage |
|
|
|
| Author |
Starkey, Caroline
;
Tomalin, Emma
|
|---|
| Source |
Contemporary Buddhism: An Interdisciplinary Journal
|
|---|
| Volume | v.17 n.2 |
|---|
| Date | 2016 |
|---|
| Pages | 326 - 356 |
|---|
| Publisher | Routledge |
|---|
| Publisher Url |
https://www.routledge.com/
|
|---|
| Location | Abingdon, UK [阿賓登, 英國] |
|---|
| Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
|---|
| Language | 英文=English |
|---|
| Abstract | From the earliest days of Buddhism in Britain, individuals and communities have sought out buildings to provide locations where they might practise and teach Buddhism. In this paper, we focus on this neglected area of the study of minority faith traditions in Britain. Our research, which was commissioned by Historic England, examines how Buddhist communities have used buildings and what this tells us about how a minority tradition is initially established and how it subsequently changes and develops. In this context, we suggest that buildings are more than bricks and mortar and provide a richly rewarding analytical lens to tell stories about migration, socio-economic status, religious diversity and integration and the complexity of processes around secularisation and religious change, as well shifting policy agendas in the UK that have begun to take faith seriously. This contributes to deepening the picture of the migration and adaptation of Buddhism and Buddhist practice across the globe. |
|---|
| Table of contents | ABSTRACT 326
Introduction 326
Heritage, buildings and Buddhism: the rationale for the research 328
Research questions and methods 331
Findings and discussion 332
Where are Buddhist buildings in England located and how many are there? 332
Theravāda (58 buildings in total) 334
Tibetan (69 buildings in total) 337
East Asian (29 buildings in total) 338
Non-sectarian (33 buildings in total) 340
What do Buddhist communities in England use buildings for? 340
What kind of buildings do they choose and why? 341
What is the value of these buildings to the communities and individuals? 347
Conclusion 350
Disclosure statement 353
Funding 353
Notes on contributors 353
ORCiD 354 |
|---|
| ISSN | 14639947 (P); 14767953 (E) |
|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/14639947.2016.1228330 |
|---|
| Hits | 46 |
|---|
| Created date | 2019.01.16 |
|---|
| Modified date | 2019.01.18 |
|---|
 |
Best viewed with Chrome, Firefox, Safari(Mac) but not supported IE
|
|
|
