The Tranquil Meditator: Representing Buddhism and Buddhists in US Popular Media

From Buddha statues in home decor to meditating figures in advertising, film, and television, images of Buddhism proliferate in US popular media. This paper reflects on the relative lack of sustained critical examinations of these representations while offering an approach to future studies based, i...

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Main Author: Mitchell, Scott A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2014
In: Religion compass
Year: 2014, Volume: 8, Issue: 3, Pages: 81-89
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