Religion and Ethnicity in Canada

Häftad, Engelska, 2009

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As the leading book in its field, Religion and Ethnicity in Canada has been embraced by scholars, teachers, students, and policy makers as a breakthrough study of Canadian religio-ethnic diversity and its impact on multiculturalism. A team of established scholars looks at the relationships between religious and ethnic identity in Canada's six largest minority religious communities: Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, Jews, Muslims and practitioners of Chinese religion. The chapters also highlight the ethnic diversity extant within these traditions in order to offer a more nuanced appreciation of the variety of lived experiences of members of these communities.Together, the contributors develop consistent themes throughout the volume, among them the changing nature of religious practice and ideas, current demographics, racism, and the role of women. Chapters related to the public policy issues of healthcare, education and multiculturalism show how new ethnic and religious diversity are challenging and changing Canadian institutions and society. Comprehensive and insightful, Religion and Ethnicity in Canada makes a unique contribution to the study of world religions in Canada.

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Utgivningsdatum:2009-10-10
Mått:178 x 235 x 18 mm
Vikt:500 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:264
Förlag:University of Toronto Press
ISBN:9781442610187

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Paul Bramadat is a professor and director of the Centre for Studies in Religion and Society at the University of Victoria. His previous works include Religious Radicalization in Canada and Beyond and Christianity and Ethnicity in Canada both published by University of Toronto Press.David Seljak is an associate professor at St. Jerome's University and Chair of the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Waterloo.

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Contents Preface viiAbout the Editors xContributors xChapter One: Beyond Christian Canada: Religion and Ethnicityin a Multicultural Society 1Paul BramadatPART ONE:ETHNIC IDENTITY AND RELIGIOUSCOMMUNITIESChapter Two:Hindus in Canada: Negotiating Identity in a "Different"Homeland 30Sikata Banerjee and Harold CowardChapter Three:Sikhs in Canada: Identity and Commitment 52Cynthia Keppley MahmoodChapter Four:Buddhists in Canada: Impermanence in a Landof Change 69Mathieu BoisvertChapter Five:The Chinese in Canada: Their Unrecognized Religion 89David Chuenyan Lai, Jordan Paper, and Li Chuang PaperChapter Six:Jews in Canada: A Travelling Cantor on the Prairie,and Other Pictures of Canadian Jewish Life 111Norman RavvinChapter Seven:Muslims in Canada: From Ethnic Groups to ReligiousCommunity 133Sheila McDonough and Homa HoodfarPART TWO: IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC POLICYChapter Eight:Religion and Public Policy: Immigration,Citizenship, and Multiculturalism—Guess Who'sComing to Dinner? 154John Biles and Humera IbrahimChapter Nine:Education, Multiculturalism, and Religion 178David SeljakChapter Ten:Health Care, Religion, and Ethnic Diversityin Canada 201Peter H. StephensonChapter Eleven:Toward a New Story about Religion and Ethnicityin Canada 222Paul Bramadat and David SeljakAppendix:Demographics of Religious Identificationin Canada 235Compiled by Peter BeyerIndex 241