Virtual orientalism: Asian religions and American popular culture

Jane Naomi Iwamura

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Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices Indian and Buddhist Studies Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies

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HAIRED GURUS have become familiar characters on the American popular culture scene.Jane Iwamura examines the contemporary fascination with Eastern spirituality and provides a cultural history of the representation of Asian religions in American mass media.Encounters with monks, gurus, bhikkhus, sages, sifus, healers, and masters from a wide variety of

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