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Titolo |
Religion and ethnicity : essays / / by Harold Barclay ... [et al.] ; edited by Harold Coward and Leslie Kawamura |
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Waterloo, Ont., : Published for the Calgary Institute for the Humanities by Wilfrid Laurier University Press, c1978 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (193 pages) : illustrations |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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BarclayHarold B |
CowardHarold G |
KawamuraLeslie S |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Minorities - Canada |
Canada Religion Congresses |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Workshop held Aug. 8-12, 1977. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Matter -- Table Of Contents -- Introductory Note -- About The Authors -- Preface -- Secularization Among Ethnic Communities In Western Canada -- The Mennonite Experience In Canada -- Changes In The Japanese True Pure Land Buddhism In Alberta -- Japanese Heritage, Canadian Experience -- Muslims In Canada: A Preliminary Study -- The Muslim Experience In Canada -- Faith Experiences In Transition Among Canadian Catholics -- Religion, Ethnicity And Public Policy -- Religion And Welsh Nationality -- Religion And Ethnicity: An Overview Of Issues Raised -- Also published by Wilfrid Laurier University Press for The Calgary Institute for the Humanities |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The essays in this volume deal with the relationship between living religious traditions in Canada and the fabric of Canadian society. Canada is a pluralistic society, ethnically and religiously. How are these two pluralisms related? Their connection is intimate, but never simple. For many years there could plausibly have been said to be a dominant Anglo-Canadian Protestant tradition, with other faiths and denominations being associated primarily with ethnic minorities. No doubt this would always have been a simplistic understanding, but today, as Canadian culture is increasing secularized, it is religion itself that the majority sees as a minority concern. Ethnic and religious |
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