Revealing the Sacred in Asian and Pacific America

Revealing the Sacred in Asian and Pacific America
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 388
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ISBN-10 : 9781136712807
ISBN-13 : 1136712801
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Download or read book Revealing the Sacred in Asian and Pacific America written by Jane Iwamura and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-11 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Asian and Pacific Islander Americans constitute the fastest-growing racial group in the United States. They are also one of the most religiously diverse. Through them Asian traditions such as Hinduism, Sikhism, Confucianism, and Buddhism have been introduced into every major city and across a wide swath of Middle America. The contributors to this volume provide an essential inter-disciplinary resource for the study of Asian and Pacific Islander American religion.


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