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.
Edited by:
Paul Bramadat,
David Seljak
Imprint: University of Toronto Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions:
Height: 235mm,
Width: 178mm,
Spine: 18mm
Weight: 500g
ISBN: 9781442610187
ISBN 10: 1442610182
Pages: 277
Publication Date: 10 October 2009
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Professional and scholarly
,
Primary
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
"Contents Preface vii About the Editors x Contributors x Chapter One: Beyond Christian Canada: Religion and Ethnicity in a Multicultural Society 1 Paul BramadatPART ONE:ETHNIC IDENTITY AND RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIESChapter Two:Hindus in Canada: Negotiating Identity in a ""Different"" Homeland 30 Sikata Banerjee and Harold CowardChapter Three:Sikhs in Canada: Identity and Commitment 52 Cynthia Keppley MahmoodChapter Four:Buddhists in Canada: Impermanence in a Land of Change 69 Mathieu BoisvertChapter Five:The Chinese in Canada: Their Unrecognized Religion 89 David 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 111 Norman RavvinChapter Seven:Muslims in Canada: From Ethnic Groups to Religious Community 133 Sheila McDonough and Homa HoodfarPART TWO: IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC POLICYChapter Eight:Religion and Public Policy: Immigration, Citizenship, and Multiculturalism—Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? 154 John Biles and Humera IbrahimChapter Nine:Education, Multiculturalism, and Religion 178 David SeljakChapter Ten:Health Care, Religion, and Ethnic Diversity in Canada 201 Peter H. StephensonChapter Eleven:Toward a New Story about Religion and Ethnicity in Canada 222 Paul Bramadat and David SeljakAppendix:Demographics of Religious Identification in Canada 235 Compiled by Peter BeyerIndex 241"
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.
