Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Preface ix
5. Introduction 1
6. Traditions from South Asia
7. Hindu and Other South Asian Religious Groups 17
8. The Making of Sikh Space: The Role of the Gurdwara 43
9. Religion, Ethnicity, and the Double Diaspora of Asian Muslims 64
10. Zoroastrians in British Columbia 85
11. Traditions from Southeast Asia
12. Thai and Lao Buddhism 107
13. Sri Lankan and Myanmar Buddhism 124
14. Vietnamese Buddhist Organizations 141
15. Traditions from East and Central Asia
16. Korean Religiosity in Comparative Perspective 163
17. Tibetan Religions 184
18. Traditional and Changing Japanese Religions 212
19. Christianity as a Chinese Belief 233
20. Chinese Religions 249
21. Concluding Comments 275
22. Suggested Readings 281
23. Contributors 286
24. Index 290