Dharma in America

A Short History of Hindu-Jain Diaspora

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

AvPankaj Jain

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America now is home to approximately five million Hindus and Jains. Their contribution to the economic and intellectual growth of the country is unquestionable. Dharma in America aims to explore the role of Hindu and Jain Americans in diverse fields such as: education and civic engagementsmedicine and healthcaremusic. Providing a concise history of Hindus and Jains in the Americas over the last two centuries, Dharma in America also gives some insights into the ongoing issues and challenges these important ethnic and religious groups face in America today.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2019-12-03
Mått156 x 234 x 16 mm
Vikt367 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor150
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9781138565449

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Preface: being Hindu, being Jain, being American Acknowledgments 1 Introduction2 Before “coolies,” beyond “cyber coolies”: Indians: the silent minority 3 Indians and Ayurveda in the American food and healthcare industries4 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

"Pankaj Jain has done a great service both to the Indian American community and to the wider public with this valuable and timely book. Engagingly written, with humor and clarity, the reader comes away with a vivid sense of the Indian American experience. The chapter on the often overlooked Jain community is a particular strength of this work, which is sure to become an indispensable volume in the literature on multicultural studies." - Jeffery D. Long, Professor of Religion and Asian Studies, Elizabethtown College, USA