These superb essays explore the phenomenon of individuals who identity themselves as followers of more than one religious tradition. The results prove that the late Joseph Kitagawa was prescient when he cautioned that the world is "e;Easternizing"e; as much as it is "e;Westernizing,"e; and that "e;modernization"e; is a far from adequate key to name what is happening in world religious history in our age.

These superb essays explore the phenomenon of individuals who identity themselves as followers of more than one religious tradition. The results prove that the late Joseph Kitagawa was prescient when he cautioned that the world is "e;Easternizing"e; as much as it is "e;Westernizing,"e; and that "e;modernization"e; is a far from adequate key to name what is happening in world religious history in our age.

These superb essays explore the phenomenon of individuals who identity themselves as followers of more than one religious tradition. The results prove that the late Joseph Kitagawa was prescient when he cautioned that the world is "e;Easternizing"e; as much as it is "e;Westernizing,"e; and that "e;modernization"e; is a far from adequate key to name what is happening in world religious history in our age.