Foreword Randall Collins Preface Part I. A Sociological View of Zen: 1. Approaching the study of religion 2. On going native Part II. A Profile of Zen Membership and Formal Orgainzation in Southern California: 3. A profile of Zen membership 4. The physical layout of a Zen center 5. Formal organization and staff Part III. The Zen Teacher: 6. The teacher 7. Daily schedule 8. Interaction with...
This paper is concerned with the processes of conversion-commitment to a new religious forro and how it is actually accomplished by the individual. Physiological consequences of meditative practices are seen as neglected by sociologists and as important for shedding light on how one becomes in this case a Zen practitioner. Becker's analysis of the learning involved in becoming a marijuana user...