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1 online resource (2 volumes (xxxiv, 1060 pages)) : illustrations. |
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American religious cultures
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American religious cultures.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Despite constituting a fairly small proportion of the U.S. population-roughly 5 percent-Asian Americans are a widely diverse group with equally heterogeneous religious beliefs and traditions. This encyclopedia provides a single source for authoritative information on the Asian American and Pacific Islander religious experience, addressing South Asian Americans, such as Indian Americans and Pakistani Americans; East Asian Americans, including Chinese Americans, Japanese Americans, and Korean Americans; and Southeast Asian Americans, whose ethnicities include Filipino Americans, Thai Americans, |
| Contents |
V. 1. Essays and A-H -- v. 2. Entries I-Z. |
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Introduction -- Guide to Related Topics -- PART 1: Essays -- Arts and Cultural Production -- Bible and Asian Americans -- Care and Service -- Christian Fellowships -- Gender and Sexuality - Immigration -- Interpretation - Islamophobia - Jews -- LGBT Asian Americans and Christianity - Muslims -- Panethnic Religious Institutions -- Politics and Religion -- Religion and Law -- Religion, Race, and Orientalism --Secularization and Asian Americans - Spirituality -- Theological Construction -- Part 2: Entries - A: Afghan American Religions to Āyurveda - B: Bala Vihar to Butoh - C: Cambodian American Religions to Confucianism - D: Daoism to Duanwu Festival -- Eid al-Adha, Festival of Sacrifice to Estrella, Julia Keiko Higa Matsui (1940-) - F: Falun Dafa/Falun Gong to Fujinkai (Buddhist Women's Association) - G: Gedatsu-kai to Gurdwara - H: Han to Hsuan Hua (1918-1995) - I: Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) to Iu Mien - J: Jain Temples to Jōdo Shū (Pure Land Sect) - K: Kagiwada, David (1929-1985) to Kubose, Gyomay (1905-2000) - L: Laotian American Religions to Lutherans - M: Mahā Ghosananda (1929-2007) to Muslim Mosques, Indian Americans - N: Nāga to North American Pacific/Asian Disciples (NAPAD) - O: Obon (Urabon) to Okinawan (Ryūkyūan) Spiritual Culture - P: Pacific and Asian American Center for Theologies and Strategies (PACTS) to Project Dana - Q: Qingming Festival - R: Rajan, Frederick E. N. (1949-) to Risshō Kōsei-kai (RKK) - S: Samoan Spirituality to Seventh-day Adventist Church -- Shamanism, Modern to Swastika -T: Taiji Quan to Tzu Chi Foundation U.S.A. -- Ullambana Assembly to United Methodism - V: Vesākha (Vesak) to Vietnamese American Religions - W: Wake, Lloyd K. (1922-) -- Watt Samaki - Y: Yamato Colony to Yoga. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Asian Americans -- Religion -- Encyclopedias.
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Asian Americans -- Religion. |
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Encyclopedias.
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Asian Americans -- Social life and customs -- Encyclopedias.
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Asian Americans -- Social life and customs. |
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Asian Americans. |
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United States -- Religion -- Encyclopedias.
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United States. |
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RELIGION -- Comparative Religion. |
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RELIGION -- Essays. |
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Religion. |
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RELIGION -- Reference. |
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Encyclopedias.
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| Added Author |
Lee, Jonathan H. X., editor.
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Matsuoka, Fumitaka, editor.
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Yee, Edmond, 1938- editor.
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Nakasone, Ronald Y., editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Lee, Jonathan. Asian American Religious Cultures [2 volumes]. Santa Barbara : ABC-CLIO, 2015 9781598843316 |
| ISBN |
9781598843316 (electronic book) |
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1598843311 (electronic book) |
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9781598843309 (hardcover) |
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1598843303 (hardcover) |
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