Asian American religious cultures

by Lee, Jonathan H. X. Matsuoka, Fumitaka Nakasone, Ronald Y. Yee, Edmond

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Title Statements

Full title :Asian American religious cultures / Jonathan H.X. Lee, Fumitaka Matsuoka, Edmond Yee, and Ronald Y. Nakasone, editors.

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, and Vietnamese Americans. Pacific Islanders include Hawaiians, Samoans, Marshallese, Tongan, and Chamorro. The coverage includes not only traditional eastern belief systems and traditions such as Buddhism, Confucianism, and Hinduism as well as Micronesian and Polynesian religious traditions in the United States, but also the culture and religious rituals of Asian American Christians.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2015

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):ABC-Clio
Place of Publication:Santa Barbara
Language:eng
Publication Date:2015

The Physical Object

Description:2 volumes (xxxiv, 1060 pages) : : illustrations ; : 27 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781598843309, 1598843303
oclc:ocn895731298
LC Classification:BL2525
Dewey Decimal:200.89/95073

Volume 1. Essays and A-H -- volume 2. Entries I-Z.

Subjects

Américains d'origine asiatique -- Encyc… Asian Americans -- Encyclopedias -- Rel… Asian Americans -- Encyclopedias -- Soc… Asian Americans -- Religion Asian Americans -- Social life and cust… Asiaten Encyclopedias États-Unis -- Encyclopédies. -- Religion Ouvrages de référence Reference works RELIGION Religionsausübung Religionsgemeinschaft United States United States -- Encyclopedias. -- Reli… USA