Cox, Laurence (2014) Buddhism in Ireland: the inner life of world-systems. Etudes Irlandaises, 39. ISSN 0183-973X

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Abstract

This article uses a world-systems perspective to analyse the development of Buddhism in Ireland, in particular the post-1990 period which saw a tenfold increase in those formally identifying as Buddhist. This shift is a result both of Ireland’s new positioning in global economic and migrant flows, and of the changed ethno-political meaning of religion in Irish society. More broadly, Buddhism has moved from an exotic or counter-cultural positioning to a partial respectability. Nonetheless many practical problems remain in negotiating a Buddhist identity in Ireland.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	Religion; Buddhism; Vivian Butler Burke; migration; creolisation;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Sociology
Item ID:	5630
Depositing User:	Dr. Laurence Cox
Date Deposited:	17 Dec 2014 16:41
Journal or Publication Title:	Etudes Irlandaises
Publisher:	Universitaires du Septentrion
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	Publisher
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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