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.

Edited by Paul Bramadat and David Seljak

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 Beyer

Index 241