"Christianity is for rubes; Buddhism is for actors": U.S. media representations of Buddhism in the wake of the Tiger Woods' scandal

Critical analysis of U.S. media representations of Buddhists and Buddhism can reveal American attitudes toward this minority religion as well as how Buddhism is being spread in Western, non-Buddhist cultures. This paper examines such representations in the wake of revelations of Tiger Woods' se...

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Main Author: Scott A. Mitchell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society for the Study of Global Buddhism 2015-02-01
Series:Journal of Global Buddhism
Online Access:http://www.globalbuddhism.org/jgb/index.php/jgb/article/view/126