Asian Religions in British Columbia

Klappentext Larry DeVries is an instructor in religious studies and Asian studies at Langara College. Don Baker is a professor in Asian studies at the University of British Columbia. Dan Overmyer is professor emeritus in Asian studies at the University of British Columbia.Contributors: Ian G. Baird! Paul Crowe! Marc des Jardins! Derryl N. MacLean! Bandu Madanayake! Rastin Mehri! Kamala Elizabeth Nayar! Michael Newton! Cam Van Thi Phan (aka Thich nu Tri Kha)! James Placzek! Li Yu Zusammenfassung This path-breaking book offers the first comprehensive! comparative examination of Asian religions in British Columbia. Its insightful and accessible community accounts offer intimate portraits of local religious groups! including Hindus and Sikhs from South Asia; Buddhist organizations from Southeast Asia; and Tibetan! Japanese! and Chinese religions from East and Central Asia.

Product details

• Authors: Not Available (NA)
• Assisted by: Don Baker (Editor), Larry DeVries (Editor), Dan Overmyer (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of Washington Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2010
• EAN: 9780774816625
• ISBN: 978-0-7748-1662-5
• No. of pages: 332
• Series: Asian Religions and Society; Asian Religions and Society
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries