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Asian religions in British Columbia / edited by Larry DeVries, Don Baker, and Dan Overmyer.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Asian religions and society series.
- Asian religions and society series, 1705-4761
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Asians--British Columbia--Religion.
- Asians.
- British Columbia--Religion.
- British Columbia.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (323 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Vancouver : UBC Press, c2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- British Columbia is Canada's most ethnically diverse province. Yet in general we need to know more about the diversity of religions that accompanied immigrants to the province and how they are practised today. This book offers intimate portraits of local religious groups, including Hindus and Sikhs from South Asia; Buddhist organizations from Southeast Asia; and Tibetan, Japanese, and Chinese religions from East and Central Asia. The first comprehensive, comparative examination of Asian religions in British Columbia, this book is mandatory reading for teachers, policy makers, scholars of local history and culture and of Asian Canadian studies.
- Contents:
- ""Cover Page ""; ""Title Page ""; ""Copyright Page ""; ""Contents ""; ""Illustrations""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""Part 1: Traditions from South Asia""; ""1: Hindu and Other South Asian Religious Groups""; ""2: The Making of Sikh Space: The Role of the Gurdwara""; ""3: Religion, Ethnicity, and the Double Diaspora of Asian Muslims""; ""4: Zoroastrians in British Columbia""; ""Part 2: Traditions from Southeast Asia""; ""5: Thai and Lao Buddhism""; ""6: Sri Lankan and Myanmar Buddhism""; ""7: Vietnamese Buddhist Organizations""; ""Part 3: Traditions from East and Central Asia""
- ""8: Korean Religiosity in Comparative Perspective""""9: Tibetan Religions""; ""10: Traditional and Changing Japanese Religions""; ""11: Christianity as a Chinese Belief""; ""12: Chinese Religions""; ""Concluding Comments""; ""Suggested Readings""; ""Contributors""; ""Index""
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-33531-X
- 9786613335319
- 0-7748-1664-3
- OCLC:
- 704518152
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