Dharma in America - Pankaj Jain

Dharma in America

A Short History of Hindu-Jain Diaspora

(Autor)

Buch | Hardcover
150 Seiten
2019
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-56544-9 (ISBN)
168,35 inkl. MwSt
Dharma in America explores the role of Hindu and Jain Americans in the Americas over the last two centuries, and gives some insights into the ongoing issues and challenges these important ethnic and religious groups face in the Americas today.
America now is home to approximately five million Hindus and Jains. Their contribution to the economic and intellectual growth of the country is unquestionable. Dharma in America aims to explore the role of Hindu and Jain Americans in diverse fields such as:






education and civic engagements
medicine and healthcare
music.

Providing a concise history of Hindus and Jains in the Americas over the last two centuries, Dharma in America also gives some insights into the ongoing issues and challenges these important ethnic and religious groups face in America today.

Pankaj Jain is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion at the University of North Texas, USA.

Preface: being Hindu, being Jain, being American

Acknowledgments

1 Introduction

2 Before “coolies,” beyond “cyber coolies”: Indians: the silent minority

3 Indians and Ayurveda in the American food and healthcare industries

4 Indian classical and Hindu music in America

5 Jains in North America

6 Indian Americans and civic engagements

7 Conclusion

Appendix 1: the Jain Society of North Texas by Anant Jain

Appendix 2: Jain Diaspora, poem by Cromwell Crawford

Appendix 3: Jain temples in North America

Appendix 4: list of universities offering Jain Studies by Sulekh Jain

Appendix 5: a brief art history of Jain sculpture in North America

Appendix 6: an interview about celebrating Asian holidays in Texas public schools

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 234 mm
Gewicht 367 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Religion / Theologie Hinduismus
ISBN-10 1-138-56544-X / 113856544X
ISBN-13 978-1-138-56544-9 / 9781138565449
Zustand Neuware
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