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Books on: asian religion

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South Asian Religions in the Americas: An Annotated Bibliography of Immigrant Religious Traditions

Book by John Y. Fenton; Greenwood Press, 1995

Subjects:

America--Religion--Bibliography, Immigrants--Religious Life--America--Bibliography, South Asia--Religion--Bibliography, South Asians--America--Religion--Bibliography

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Indian Intermarriage and Religion p. 9; 136 Asian-Indian Muslims in...States pp. 9, 12; 408 Asian Indians p. 6; 147...The 597 Asianadian 598 Asians in America pp. 5...114 Assimilation of Asian Indians in the United...Assimilation of Ugandan Asians in Calgary p. 19; 668 ATLA Religion Database on CD-ROM...
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Asian Religions in America: A Documentary History

Book by Thomas A. Tweed, Stephen A. Prothero; Oxford University Press, 1999

Subjects:

Asia--Religion--Sources, United States--Religion--Sources

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...South and East Asia. Religions that arose in India...drawn mostly non-Asian converts. European...allegiance to various Asian religions, and some...typically depicted Asians and their religions...who have represented Asian religions, from Ralph Waldo...tradition of civil religion and a calendar filled...
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Asian Visions of Authority: Religion and the Modern States of East and Southeast Asia

Book by Charles F. Keyes, Laurel Kendall, Helen Hardacre; University of Hawaii Press, 1994

Subjects:

Asia, Southeastern--Religion--Congresses, Authority--Religious Aspects--Congresses, East Asia--Religion--Congresses, Religion And State--Asia, Southeastern--Congresses, Religion And State--East Asia--Congresses

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Committee on Korean Studies, Association for Asian Studies 1987 . I am grateful to my research...they had no name. 5. Students of East Asian religion follow Europeanists in using "popular religion" to designate beliefs and practices that...
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South Asians in the Diaspora: Histories and Religious Traditions

Book by Knut A. Jacobsen, P. Pratap Kumar; Brill, 2004

Subjects:

South Asians--Foreign Countries--Religion, South Asians--Foreign Countries--Social Life And Customs

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...identity. Aspects of Punjabi religion based on charismatic leaders...the attempts to present South Asian religion as wholesome and homogenous...have been neglected by South Asians settling in this country and...required in the study of South Asian religion is a closer examination...mindset of the British South Asian communi- ties. In order to...
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New Faiths, Old Fears: Muslims and Other Asian Immigrants in American Religious Life

Book by Bruce B. Lawrence; Columbia University Press, 2002

Subjects:

Asians--United States--Religion, Immigrants--Religious Life--United States--History--20th Century, United States--Religion--1945-

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

notable fourth Asian religion. Neither Shintoism nor Confucianism...Asianists to engage the question of Asian American location from an integrated...inclusive of South as well as East Asian Americans. Among the advocacy publications by South Asian scholars, see especially the...A Part, Yet Apart: South Asians in Asian America Philadelphia...

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Journal Articles on: asian religion

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Off the Menu: Asian and Asian North American Women's Religion and Theology

Journal article by Jonathan Y. Tan; Theological Studies, Vol. 69, 2008

Subjects:

Books--Book reviews, Off The Menu: Asian and Asian North American Women's Religion and Theology (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

Off the Menu: Asian and Asian North American Womens Religion and Theology. by Jonathan Y. Tan OFF THE MENU: ASIAN AND ASIAN NORTH AMERICAN WOMENS RELIGION AND THEOLOGY. Edited by Rita Nakashima Brock, Jung Ha Kim, Kwok Pui-Lan, and Seung...
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Religions in Asian America: Building Faith Communities

Journal article by Chung-Yan Joyce Chan; Journal of Church and State, Vol. 45, 2003

Subjects:

Asian Americans, Jung Ha Kim, Nonfiction, Pyong Gap Min, Religion

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

Religions in Asian America: Building Faith Communities by Chung-Yan Joyce Chan Religions in Asian America: Building Faith Communities...2002. 275 pp. $24.95. Religions in Asian America: Building Faith Communities consists...
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Lamb, Ramdas. Rapt in the Name: The Ramnamis, Ramnam, and Untouchable Religion in Central India

Journal article by S.M. Michael; Asian Folklore Studies, Vol. 63, 2004

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Books--Book reviews, Rapt in the Name: The Ramnamis, Ramnam, and Untouchable Religion in Central India (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Ramnam, and Untouchable Religion in Central India. by S...Ramnam, and Untouchable Religion in Central India. Albany...in at least twenty-five Asian languages. Its history and...had a central role in the religions and cultures of non-literate...and categories, that is, a religion bound in the Vedic tradition...
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The Politics of Buddhist Identity in Thailand's Deep South: The Demise of Civil Religion?

Journal article by Duncan Mccargo; Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, Vol. 40, 2009

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Buddhism--Political aspects, Buddhism--Social aspects, Interfaith relations, Islam--Political aspects, Islam--Social aspects, Islam--Thailand, Lamaism--Political aspects, Lamaism--Social aspects, Religion and politics, Religions--Relations, Southern Thailand--Political aspects, Southern Thailand--Social aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...the ways in which Islam and other religions were subordinated to the demands of...ethnonationalist understanding of religion and identity is a highly misleading...adopt a romanticised view of Thai religion, and skate over ample evidence of...tolerate diversity, and view other religions with ill-concealed wariness...exist, there is de facto freedom of religion in Thailand. Yet comparisons between...
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Religion and the State

Journal article; Southeast Asian Affairs, 1999

Subjects:

Government, Indonesia, Legislation, Philosophy, Politics, Public policy, Regulation, Religion, Social conditions & trends, Social policy

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, Entire Library

...mosques. Islam as the majority religion in Indonesia was cultivated...Muslim state (Islam as a state religion), if not an Islamic state...known to be anti-minority religions. Dr A.M. Syaefuddin...that people from a minority religion could not become President...2002 Institute of Southeast Asian Studies

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Magazine Articles on: asian religion

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The `other' Asians: with Their Numbers on the Rise, Indian, Pakistani and Other South Asian Scholars Are Gradually Emerging from Academe's Shadows

Magazine article by Michele N-K; Black Issues in Higher Education, Vol. 16, February 3, 2000

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Asian Americans, Asians, Boston, MA, Colleges & universities, Culture, Education, Higher education, Khandelwal, Madhulika, Minority & ethnic groups, San Jose, CA

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...about South Asian culture and religion abound. "It does lead to...says. "People say were not Asian Americans because we dont look Asian. And they say, `Well who...say that may be changing as Asian American studies programs offer more courses about South Asians and as a new generation of...
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Isolating Blacks and Asians in Faith Schools Is Immoral

Magazine article by Darcus Howe; New Statesman, Vol. 130, October 29, 2001

Subjects:

Asians--Education, Blacks--Education, Church schools--Evaluation, Education--Education

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...Isolating blacks and Asians in faith schools is...history of black and Asian people is going to be taught. And huge doses of religion, too, I expect. Neither...community, even though religion is on the rise. There...weaknesses of the black and Asian inner-city communities...isolation of blacks and Asians in faith schools is...
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The Asian-american Market

Magazine article by Rick Grant; Mortgage Banking, Vol. 68, April 2008

Subjects:

Adjustable rate mortgages--ARM, Asian Americans, Home loans, Home ownership, Niche marketing, United States

Collections: Entire Library

...the mortgage loans made to Asians in 2006 were subprime loans...made to white borrowers. Asian-American homebuyers have...says that nearly half of all Asian-American homebuyers are...home. The average age of Asians living in the United States...targetsincluding Chinese, Asian-Indian and Filipino. The...ethnicity, culture, language and religion. Statistics that aggregate...
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Asian Americans: Diverse and Growing

Magazine article by Sharon M. Lee; Population Bulletin, Vol. 53, June 1998

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Asian Americans, Demographics, Population growth

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...Today, the largest Asian American ethnic groups include not only East Asians such as Chinese, Japanese...but also Filipinos, Asian Indians, and Vietnamese...others by its language, religion, food, dress, customs...increase in native-born Asians, the blurring of racial...increasing visibility of Asian Americans in business...people, languages, religions, and cultures. The...
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Working with Asian Parents and Families

Magazine article by Guang-Lea Lee, M. Lee Manning; Multicultural Education, Vol. 9, Fall 2001

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Asian Americans, Asians, Educators, Parent teacher conferences, Professional relationships

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...Asian ethnic groups. Although Asians are one of the most diverse...generalize an understanding of one Asian group to another. For instance...automatically assume that all Asians are eithey Chinese or Japanese (Back, 1997). However, the Asian community includes four major...terms of culture, language, religion, customs, history, and race...

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Newspaper Articles on: asian religion

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Asian Conference of Religions for Peace Seventh General Assembly at the Historic Landmark Manila Hotel

Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, October 17, 2008

Subjects:

Historic buildings--Conferences, meetings and seminars, Hotels and motels--Conferences, meetings and seminars, Religions--Conferences, meetings and seminars

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Asian Conference of Religions for Peace Seventh General Assembly at the Historic Landmark Manila Hotel. THE Asian Conference of Religions for Peace (ACRP...of the Seventh General Assembly of the Asian Conference of Religions for Peace led...
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It Was LOVE at First Website; ASIANS DITCH ARRANGED MARRIAGE FOR ONLINE DATING SPECIAL REPORT

Newspaper article; Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England), June 22, 2008

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Asians--Reports, Dating services--Reports, Marriage--Reports, Online dating--Reports, Web sites (World Wide Web)--Reports, Web sites--Reports

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

It Was LOVE at First Website; ASIANS DITCH ARRANGED MARRIAGE FOR ONLINE DATING...Byline: BY ABDUL KASHIF YOUNG British Asians are ditching traditional arranged marriages...way which adheres and complies to our religion." Adeem, 27, founded the website...on. He said: "These days, a lot of Asian youngsters, not just Muslims, are placed...
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Belief in BBC Is like a Religion, Tribunal Rules

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), May 9, 2011

Subjects:

Broadcasting industry--Laws, regulations and rules, Broadcasting industry--Religious aspects, Religion--Laws, regulations and rules, Religion--Religious aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Belief in BBC Is like a Religion, Tribunal Rules. Byline: Steve Doughty...Mr Maistry, who worked for the BBC Asian Network, says he suffered discrimination...sector broadcasting was the same as a religion was absurd. Its lawyer, Tariq Sadiq...
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Belief in BBC Is like a Religion, Tribunal Rules

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), May 9, 2011

Subjects:

Broadcasting industry--Laws, regulations and rules, Broadcasting industry--Religious aspects, Religion--Laws, regulations and rules, Religion--Religious aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Belief in BBC Is like a Religion, Tribunal Rules. Byline: Steve Doughty...Mr Maistry, who worked for the BBC Asian Network, says he suffered discrimination...sector broadcasting was the same as a religion was absurd. Its lawyer, Tariq Sadiq...
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POLYGAMY: THE TRUTH; This Month in These Pages, a Brave Asian Baroness Revealed How Some Muslim Men Are Having Numerous Children by Several Wives to Exploit the Benefits System. the Mail Investigates; SPECIAL INVESTIGATION

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), September 24, 2011

Subjects:

Muslims, Polygamy

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...from within the heart of the Asian communities -- who were...going unreported but in the Asian communities this is becoming...her marriage to a British Asian broke down when she became very fundamentalist about religion and wanted to wear a burka...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: asian religion

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Greek Religion

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

GREEK RELIGION religious beliefs and practices...are lost in time, Greek religion is thought to date from about...Ares from Thrace. Homeric Religion Just before the violent Doric...Minoan, Egyptian, and Asian elements. This phase of...
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Modern Dance

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Denis had a different source: the ritualistic dance of Asian religion. She relied on elaborate costumes and sinuous improvised...has brought recognition to many African-American and Asian dancers. The social and artistic ferment of the 1960s...
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Cybele

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

CYBELE sib le, in ancient Asian religion, the Great Mother Goddess . The chief centers of her early worship were Phrygia and Lydia. In the 5th cent. b.c. her cult...
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World Soul

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...unifying principle, coordinating the organic and the inorganic in life. World soul is prominent in Asian philosophy. Hinduism is a religion whose theoretical basis is a world soul, called Brahman (see Upanishads ; Vedanta...
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Olcott, Henry Steel

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...India. Theosophy, a mixture of Eastern religion and Western occultism, has been influential in popularizing Asian philosophy in the West. See the autobiographical...Buddhist Catechism (1881) and Theosophy, Religion, and Occult Science (1885...

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