The Paracultural Imaginary: Cultural Appropriation, Heterophily and the Diffusion of Religious/Spiritual Traditions in Intercultural Communication

The Paracultural Imaginary: Cultural Appropriation, Heterophily and the Diffusion of Religious/Spiritual Traditions in Intercultural Communication

abstract: Buddhism is thriving in US-America, attracting many converts with college and post-graduate degrees as well as selling all forms of popular culture. Yet little is known about the communication dynamics behind the diffusion of Buddhist religious/spiritual traditions into the United States....

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Other Authors: Wong, Siang Ting (Author)
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Communication
American Buddhism
critical intercultural communication
cultural appropriation
grounded theory
self-reflexivity
subtle prejudice
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.20806

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http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.20806

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