Pankaj Jain

Dharma in America

A Short History of Hindu-Jain Diaspora

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 411g
• ISBN-13: 9781138565449
• ISBN-10: 113856544X
• Artikelnr.: 58380551

Autorenporträt

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

Inhaltsangabe

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