Drifting through Samsara: tacit conversion and disengagement in Goenka's Vipassana movement
"Goenka's Vipassana movement is distinguished for its consistent refusal to identify as Buddhist and its rich rhetorical repertoire for repackaging Theravada Buddhist teachings in pseudo-scientific and secular language. This book is an in-depth qualitative study of Goenka's movement i...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Oxford University Press
[2022]
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| In: | Year: 2022 |
| Series/Journal: | AAR academy series
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Goenka, S. N. 1924-2013
/ New Zealand
/ Buddhism
/ Vipaśyanā
/ Religious movement
/ Conversion (Religion)
/ Getting out of
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AG Religious life; material religion BL Buddhism KBS Australia; Oceania |
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Vipaśyanā (Buddhism)
B Conversion Buddhism |
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