04868cam a2200685Ii 4500 on1048903076 OCoLC 20200709060619.0 m d cr |n|---||||| 180818s2018 cauab ob 000 0 eng d EBLCP eng pn EBLCP YDX MERUC IDB OCLCQ ORZ N$T 1048945689 1049270916 1049854540 1078994317 1611729335 9781611729337 (electronic bk.) 1611720451 9781611720457 1868749 (N$T) (OCoLC)1048903076 (OCoLC)1048945689 (OCoLC)1049270916 (OCoLC)1049854540 (OCoLC)1078994317 DD247.H5 .N353 2018eb HIS 014000 bisacsh 943.086092 23 MAIN Nakagaki, T. K. The Buddhist Swastika and Hitler's Cross : Rescuing a Symbol of Peace from the Forces of Hate / T. K. Nakagaki. Berkeley, CA : Stone Bridge Press, ©2018. 1 online resource : illustrations (chiefly colored), maps. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 21, 2019). "This is a redesigned edition of a work privately published in 2017 under the same title". Includes bibliographical references. Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface: Western vs. Eastern Perceptions of the Swastika; A Few Notes on Terms and Images; My First Encounter in the US with the Western Perception of the Swastika; Why Discuss the Swastika Now?; The Human Capacity for Atrocity; Encountering Holocaust Survivors; Importance of Dialogue; Our Own Monsters Within; One: The Swastika Symbol in My Tradition; The Swastika in Japan; Meaning of the Swastika in the Japanese Language; Meaning of the Swastika in the Buddha's Discourse; The Standard Buddhist Swastika Is Left-Turning. Two: A Universal Symbol; Swastika Use in Various Religions; The Swastika Symbol in North America; Three: Hitler's Flag; Design of the Hook-Cross; Hitler and the Eastern Swastika: Swastika Usage in 19th- and 20th-Century Europe; Four: Hitler's First Meaning of "Hakenkreuz": Aryan; Meaning of "Aryan"; Ārya in Buddhism; The Western Concept of What an Aryan Is; The Meaning of "Aryan" for Hitler; Five: Hitler's Second Meaning of "Hakenkreuz": Anti-Semitism; Meaning of Anti-Semitism; Anti-Semitism and Hitler's Early Life; Martin Luther (1483-1546); Richard Wagner (1813-1883). Luther, Wagner, and Hitler; Political Symbol vs. Religious and Spiritual Symbol; Six: Hitler's Symbol Is a Hakenkreuz, Not a Swastika; Difference between "Swastika" and "Hakenkreuz"; Hitler Called It "Hakenkreuz"; Definition of "Hakenkreuz"; "Swastika" and "Hakenkreuz" in Dictionaries; Translation Problems of "Hakenkreuz"; Conclusion: Present and Future Meaning of the Swastika Symbol; Current Swastika Issues; Where Are We Going?; Epilogue: Action Plan for the Public; Suggested Statement about the Swastika for Western Museums; Suggested Statement about the Swastika for Eastern Tradition Temples; Bibliography; Endnotes; Figure Credits; About the Author. A remarkable cross-cultural history that rescues the swastika, an ancient Buddhist symbol, from its deployment by the forces of hate. Added to collection customer.56279.3 - Master record variable field(s) change: 072 Swastikas. Buddhist art and symbolism. National socialism and religion. Crosses. National socialism and religion. fast (OCoLC)fst01033802 Crosses. fast (OCoLC)fst00884187 Buddhist art and symbolism. fast (OCoLC)fst00840130 Swastikas. fast (OCoLC)fst01431563 HISTORY / Military / World War II. bisacsh HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century. bisacsh RELIGION / Buddhism / History. bisacsh RELIGION / Comparative Religion. bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion. bisacsh HISTORY / Europe / Germany bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Nakagaki, T.K. Buddhist Swastika and Hitler's Cross : Rescuing a Symbol of Peace from the Forces of Hate. La Vergne : Stone Bridge Press, ©2018 9781611720457 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1868749 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL5491122 YBP Library Services YANK 15647193 EBSCOhost EBSC 1868749 92 N$T 57641 57641