Theories of the Self, Race, and Essentialization in Buddhism: The United States and the Asian "Other", 1899-1957 - Paperback

by Ryan Anningson (Author)

This book analyzes Buddhist discussions of the Aryan myth and scientific racism and the ways in which this conversation reshaped Buddhism in the United States, and globally.

Author Biography

Ryan Anningson is Flora Jane Baker Postdoctoral Fellow at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.