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Book SynopsisThis path-breaking book offers the first comprehensive, comparative examination of Asian religions in British Columbia. Its insightful and accessible community accounts offer 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.
Table of ContentsIntroduction / Don Baker and Larry DeVries
Part 1: Traditions from South Asia
1 Hindu and Other South Asian Religious Groups / Larry DeVries
2 The Making of Sikh Space: The Role of the Gurdwara / Kamala Elizabeth Nayar
3 Religion, Ethnicity, and the Double Diaspora of Asian Muslims / Derryl N. MacLean
4 Zoroastrians in British Columbia / Rastin Mehri
Part 2: Traditions from Southeast Asia
5 Thai and Lao Buddhism / James Placzek and Ian G. Baird
6 Sri Lankan and Myanmar Buddhism / Bandu Madanayake
7 Vietnamese Buddhist Organizations / Cam Van Thi Phan (aka Thich nu Tri Kha)
Part 3: Traditions from East and Central Asia
8 Korean Religiosity in Comparative Perspective / Don Baker
9 Tibetan Religions / Marc des Jardins
10 Traditional and Changing Japanese Religions / Michael Newton
11 Christianity as a Chinese Belief / Li Yu
12 Chinese Religions / Paul Crowe
Concluding Comments / Dan Overmyer
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