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Bibligraphic Information
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Asian religions in America : a documentary history
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- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press,
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- 1999.
- Physical desc:
- xvi, 416 p. :
- ISBN:
- 0195113381
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ISBN:
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0195113381 (cloth : alk. paper)
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ISBN:
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019511339X (pbk. : alk. paper)
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Title:
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Asian religions in America : a documentary history / edited by Thomas A. Tweed, Stephen Prothero.
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Publication info:
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New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.
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Physical descrip:
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xvi, 416 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Bibliography note:
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 402-406) and index.
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Partial contents:
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Orientations, 1784 to 1840. Views from abroad -- Views from home. Encounters, 1840 to 1924. East to America : immigrant landings -- Romancing the orient : literary encounters -- Journeys in the study -- Postcards for the pews : missionaries and their critics -- The world's parliament of religions -- Turning east : sympathizers and converts. Exclusion, 1924 to 1965. Closed ports and open camps -- Hindu crossings : gurus and disciples -- Buddhist crossings : masters and students -- Artists, preachers, and missionaries. Passages, 1965 to the present. Countercultural appropriations -- Asian Indian gurus, converts, and movements -- Buddhist teachers, converts, and movements -- Asian Indian immigrants : Hindu, Jain, and Sikh -- Buddhist immigrants -- Asian religions in popular and elite culture -- Interreligious dialogue -- Mapping legal boundaries : religion and state.
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Geographic term:
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United States--Religion--Sources.
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Geographic term:
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Asia--Religion--Sources.
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Added author:
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Tweed, Thomas A.
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Added author:
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Prothero, Stephen R.