Asian American religious cultures. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jonathan H.X. Lee, Jane Naomi Iwamura, Fumitaka Matsuoka, Edmond Yee, and Ronald Nakasone, editors.
• Editors: Lee, Jonathan H. X; Iwamura, Jane Naomi; Matsuoka, Fumitaka; Yee, Edmond, 1938-; Nakasone, Ronald Y
• Contents: PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionGuide to Related TopicsVOLUME 1PART 1: EssaysArts and Cultural ProductionBible and Asian AmericansCare and ServiceCatholicsChristian FellowshipsGender and SexualityImmigrationInterpretationIslamophobiaJewsLGBT Asian Americans and ChristianityMuslimsPanethnic Religious InstitutionsPolitics and ReligionReligion and LawReligion, Race, and OrientalismSecularization and Asian AmericansSpiritualityTheological ConstructionPart 2: EntriesAfghan American ReligionsAglipay, Gregorio (1860–1940)AikidoAloha SpiritArabic (Islamic) CalligraphyAsiamericans in the Episcopal ChurchAyurvedaBala ViharBerkeley Buddhist MonasteryBerkeley Thai Temple, Wat MongkolratanaramBhante Dharmawara (Bellong Mahathera) (1889–1999)Bok Kai TempleBrahma Kumaris (Daughters of Brahma)Buddha ImageBuddhist Churches of America (BCA)Buddhist EducationBuddhist MeditationBurmese AmericansButohCambodian American ReligionsCambodian Americans and MormonismCaodaismCham AmericansCham MuslimsChamorro SpiritualityChan, Wing-tsit (1901–1994)ChanoyuChinese American ReligionsChinese Drama and ReligionChinese MedicineChinese New YearChinese Temples in AmericaChing Chung Taoist Association of AmericaChoy, Wilbur W. Y. (1918–)Classical Indian DanceConfucian CanonConfucian RitualsConfucianismDaoismDaoist CanonDaoist RitualsDragonsDuanwu FestivalEid al-Adha, Festival of SacrificeEl ShaddaiEstrella, Julia Keiko Higa Matsui (1940–)Falun Dafa/Falun GongFengshuiFilipino ProtestantsFirst Chinese Baptist Church, San FranciscoFujinkai (Buddhist Women's Association)Gedatsu-kaiGhost Festival/Zhongyuan FestivalGuangongGuanyinGurdwaraHanHawaiian ReligionHenepola Gunaratana (1927–)Hezhen (Nanai) ShamanismHigashi HonganjiHindu CanonHindu EducationHindu Temples in AmericaHindustani Classical MusicHmong American ReligionsHmong ShamanismHoa Hao BuddhismHonpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawai'iHsi Lai TempleHsuan Hua (1918–1995)VOLUME 2Guide to Related TopicsPART 2: EntriesIglesia Ni Cristo (INC)IjunImamura, Yemyo (1867–1932)Indian American ChristiansIndian American MuslimsIndian American SikhsIndian FestivalsIndonesian American MuslimsIndonesian American ReligionsInstitute for Leadership Development and Study of Pacific and Asian North American Religion (PANA Institute)International Society of Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON)Islamic CanonIu MienJain TemplesJainismJapanese American ChristianityJapanese American Internment, Remembrance, and RedressJapanese American Mortuary and Memorial RitualsJapanese American ReligionsJapanese American Religious Federation (JARF)Japanese Evangelical Missionary Society (JEMS)Japanese GardensJehovah's WitnessesJikei Kai: Japanese Benevolent SocietyJodo Shinshu Buddhist Temples of Canada (JSBTC)Jodo Shu (Pure Land Sect)Kagiwada, David (1929–1985)KavaKonkokyo/The Konko FaithKorean American ReligionsKorean BuddhismKorean ShamanismKubose, Gyomay (1905–2000)Laotian American ReligionsLotus FlowerLutheransMaha Ghosananda (1929–2007)Mahikari (True Light)Malaysian American ReligionsMarshall Islands, Religion inMaryknoll Catholic MissionariesMatsuriMatsushita, Eiichi (1930–1984)Micronesian and Polynesian Traditional ReligionsMid-Autumn FestivalMongolian American ReligionsMorikawa, Jitsuo (1912–1987)MormonsMuslim Mosques, Indian AmericansNagaNakamura, Paul T. (1926–)Nepali American ReligionsNichiren ShoshuNichiren ShuNorth American Pacific/Asian Disciples (NAPAD)Obon (Urabon)Okinawan (Ryukyuan) Spiritual CulturePacific and Asian American Center for Theologies and Strategies (PACTS)Pacific Islander Religious CulturesPakistani American ReligionsPresbyterian Churches of Japanese HeritageProject DanaQingming FestivalRajan, Frederick E. N. (1949–)RamadanRatanasara, Havanpola (1920–2000)Reincarnation in Dharmic ReligionsReiyukaiRinzai ZenRissho Kosei-kai (RKK)Samoan SpiritualitySano, Roy I. (1931–)Santo NiñoSatsangSeicho no Ie (SNI)Sekai Kyusei-kyo Izunome (Church of World Messianity)Selma (California) Japanese Mission ChurchSeventh-day Adventist ChurchShamanism, ModernShin Buddhist MusicShingonShinnyo-enShinrankaiShintoSho, CalligraphyShunryu Suzuki (1904–1971)Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF)Sikh CanonThe Sikh FoundationSikh GurusSoka GakkaiSongkranSoto ZenSouth Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT)SovereigntySri Lankan American ReligionsSwami Prabhavananda (1893–1976)Swami Vivekananda (1863–1902)SwastikaTaiji QuanTaiwanese American ReligionsTarthang Tulku (1935–)Tendai ShuTenrikyoThai American ReligionsThai Buddhist Immigrant CultureThai Buddhist Immigrant SpiritualityThai Religious FoodwaysTheravada BuddhismThich Duc Niem (1937–2003)Thich Thien An (1926–1980)Tianhou, Empress of HeavenTibetan American ReligionsTongan SpiritualityTripi?aka (Buddhist Canon)Trungpa, Chögyam (1939–1987)Tu Weiming (1940–)Tule LakeTzu Chi Foundation U.S.A.Ullambana AssemblyUnification Church (Family Federation for World Peace and Unification)United Church of Christ (UCC)United MethodismVesakha (Vesak)Vietnamese American BuddhistsVietnamese American CatholicsVietnamese American ReligionsWake, Lloyd K. (1922–)Wangyal, Ngawang (1901–1983)Watt SamakiYamato ColonyYee, James J. (1968–)YinyangYogaBibliographyEditors and ContributorsIndex.
• Publisher Details: New York : ABC-CLIO
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (1120 pages)
• Subjects: 200.8995073; Religion -- Comparative Religion; Asian Americans -- Religion -- Encyclopedias; Asian Americans -- Religious life and customs -- Encyclopedias; Religion -- General; Religion: general; United States -- Religion -- Encyclopedias
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9798216050155
• Related ISBNs: 9781598843309
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