Asian religions in British Columbia /
Asian religions in British Columbia /
edited by Larry DeVries, Don Baker, and Dan Overmyer.
- Vancouver : UBC Press, ©2010.
- 1 online resource (x, 310 pages) : illustrations.
- Asian religions and society series, 1705-4761 .
- Asian religions and society series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Traditions from South Asia. Hindu and other South Asian religious groups / The making of Sikh space : the role of the Gurdwara / Religion, ethnicity, and the double diaspora of Asian Muslims / Zoroastrians in British Columbia / Traditions from Southeast Asia. Thai and Lao Buddhism / Sri Lankan and Myanmar Buddhism / Vietnamese Buddhist organizations / Traditions from East and Central Asia. Korean religiosity in comparative perspective / Tibetan religions / Traditional and changing Japanese religions / Christianity as a Chinese belief / Chinese religions / Don Baker and Larry DeVries -- Larry DeVries ; Kamala Elizabeth Nayar ; Derryl N. MacLean ; Rastin Mehri -- James Placzek and Ian G. Baird ; Bandu Madanayake ; Cam Van Thi Phan (Thich nũ' Trí Khả) -- Don Baker ; Marc des Jardins ; Michael Newton ; Li Yu ; Paul Crowe -- Dan Overmyer. Introduction / Concluding comments /
"British Columbia is Canada's most ethnically diverse province. Although the presence of Asian religions is felt and discussed in many regions of the province, in general we need to know more about the religions that accompanied immigrants from Asia and how they are practised today." "Asian Religions in British Columbia brings together fourteen local scholars of religion who draw on published histories, archival records, temple brochures, personal experience, and interviews to paint intimate portraits of local religious groups. These include Hindus and Sikhs from South Asia; Buddhist organizations from Southeast Asia; and Tibetan, Japanese, and Chinese religions from East and Central Asia. The geographical focus on British Columbia allows each author to highlight the experiences of individuals with different ethnic backgrounds and their family or community histories. Yet the conceptual focus is broad - the authors explore each religious tradition not only in its local and historical context but also in the larger context of Canadian multiculturalism." "This path-breaking book offers the first comprehensive and comparative examination of Asian religions in British Columbia. Its insightful and accessible community portraits are mandatory reading for teachers, policy makers, scholars of British Columbia history or Asian Canadian studies, or anyone who wants to be well informed about this province and nation"--Jacket.
English.
9780774816649 0774816643 0774816627 9780774816625 128333531X 9781283335317 9786613335319 6613335312
20109001095
Asians--Religion.--British Columbia
Asiatiques--Religion.--Colombie-Britannique
RELIGION--Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict.
Asians--Religion
Religion
Asiatiques--Religion.--Colombie-Britannique
British Columbia--Religion.
Colombie-Britannique--Religion.
British Columbia
Colombie-Britannique--Religion.
BL2530.C2 / A84 2010eb
200/.89950711
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Traditions from South Asia. Hindu and other South Asian religious groups / The making of Sikh space : the role of the Gurdwara / Religion, ethnicity, and the double diaspora of Asian Muslims / Zoroastrians in British Columbia / Traditions from Southeast Asia. Thai and Lao Buddhism / Sri Lankan and Myanmar Buddhism / Vietnamese Buddhist organizations / Traditions from East and Central Asia. Korean religiosity in comparative perspective / Tibetan religions / Traditional and changing Japanese religions / Christianity as a Chinese belief / Chinese religions / Don Baker and Larry DeVries -- Larry DeVries ; Kamala Elizabeth Nayar ; Derryl N. MacLean ; Rastin Mehri -- James Placzek and Ian G. Baird ; Bandu Madanayake ; Cam Van Thi Phan (Thich nũ' Trí Khả) -- Don Baker ; Marc des Jardins ; Michael Newton ; Li Yu ; Paul Crowe -- Dan Overmyer. Introduction / Concluding comments /
"British Columbia is Canada's most ethnically diverse province. Although the presence of Asian religions is felt and discussed in many regions of the province, in general we need to know more about the religions that accompanied immigrants from Asia and how they are practised today." "Asian Religions in British Columbia brings together fourteen local scholars of religion who draw on published histories, archival records, temple brochures, personal experience, and interviews to paint intimate portraits of local religious groups. These include Hindus and Sikhs from South Asia; Buddhist organizations from Southeast Asia; and Tibetan, Japanese, and Chinese religions from East and Central Asia. The geographical focus on British Columbia allows each author to highlight the experiences of individuals with different ethnic backgrounds and their family or community histories. Yet the conceptual focus is broad - the authors explore each religious tradition not only in its local and historical context but also in the larger context of Canadian multiculturalism." "This path-breaking book offers the first comprehensive and comparative examination of Asian religions in British Columbia. Its insightful and accessible community portraits are mandatory reading for teachers, policy makers, scholars of British Columbia history or Asian Canadian studies, or anyone who wants to be well informed about this province and nation"--Jacket.
English.
9780774816649 0774816643 0774816627 9780774816625 128333531X 9781283335317 9786613335319 6613335312
20109001095
Asians--Religion.--British Columbia
Asiatiques--Religion.--Colombie-Britannique
RELIGION--Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict.
Asians--Religion
Religion
Asiatiques--Religion.--Colombie-Britannique
British Columbia--Religion.
Colombie-Britannique--Religion.
British Columbia
Colombie-Britannique--Religion.
BL2530.C2 / A84 2010eb
200/.89950711