Religion in
Southeast Asia
An Encyclopedia of
Faiths and Cultures
JESUDAS M. ATHYAL, EDITOR
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Religion in Southeast Asia : an encyclopedia of faiths and cultures / Jesudas M. Athyal, editor.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Contents
Alphabetical List of Entries
Ahmadiyya
Aisyiyah and Nasyiatul Aisyiyah
Alatas, Syed Hussein
Ancestor Worship
Animism
Armenians
Atheism/Agnosticism
Attas, Syed Muhammad Naquib al
Bah Faith
Belo, Carlos Filipe Ximenes
Bhikkhu, Buddhadasa
Bhikkhuni, Dhammananda
Brunei Darussalam
Buddhism
Calungsod, Pedro
Cambodia
Cao Dai
Christian Conference of Asia
Christianity
Christmas Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Colonialism
Communism
Confucianism
Contextualization
Dance and Drama (Theater)
Daoism (Taoism)
Dhammakaya
Dharma/Dhamma
Diaspora
Duc, Thich Quang
Education
Engaged Buddhism
Ethnicity
Federation of Asian Bishops Conferences
Feminism and Islamic Traditions
Freedom of Religion
Fundamentalism
Ghosananda, Maha
Globalization
Goddess Traditions
Hanh, Thich Nhat
Hinduism
Ha Ho Buddhism
Humanism
Ileto, Reynaldo C.
Indonesia
Interreligious Relations and Dialogue
Islam
Jainism
Jesuits
Judaism
Khmer Buddhism
Koyama, Kosuke
Kyaw Than, U
Lao Tzu (Laozi)
Laos
Liberation Theologies
Localization of Hinduism in Indonesia
Loh, I-to
Maarif, Ahmad Syafii
Malaysia
Melanesian Religion
Messianic Movements
Minorities
Missionary Movements
Morality
Muhammadiyah
Music
Muslimat NU
Myanmar (Burma)
Myth/Mythology
Nacpil, Emerito
Nahdlatul Ulama
Nationalism
Oka, Gedong Bagus
Orientalism
Papua New Guinea
Peace-Building
Pesantren
Philippines
Pilgrimage
Popular Religion
Postcolonial Theory
Puppetry
Rais, Muhammad Amien
Reform Movements
Religion and Society
Religious Conversions
Religious Discrimination and Intolerance
Ritual Dynamics
Ruiz, Lorenzo
Santi Asoke
Santo, Ignacia del Espiritu
Sathya Sai Baba Movement
Sayadaw, Mahasi
Sayadaw, Thamanya
Secularism
Sexuality
Shamanism
Sharia
Siddique, Muhammad Abdul Aleem
Simatupang, T. B.
Sin, Cardinal Jaime Lechica
Singapore
Sisters in Islam
Sivaraksa, Sulak
Southeast Asian Religions in the USA
Spirit Mediumship
Study of Religion
Sufism
Syncretism
Thailand
Thaipusam
Thien Buddhism
Timor Leste (East Timor)
Tourism
Uplanders
Vietnam
Wahid, Abdurrahman
Wali Sanga (Wali Songo)
Water Festivals
Women
Womens Monastic Communities
Zoroastrianism
Topical List of Entries
BIOGRAPHIES
Alatas, Syed Hussein
Attas, Syed Muhammad Naquib al
Belo, Carlos Filipe Ximenes
Bhikkhu, Buddhadasa
Bhikkhuni, Dhammananda
Calungsod, Pedro
Duc, Thich Quang
Emerito, Nacpil
Ghosananda, Maha
Hanh, Thich Nhat
Ileto, Reynaldo C.
Koyama, Kosuke
Kyaw Than, U
Loh, I-to
Maarif, Ahmad Syafii
Oka, Gedong Bagus
Sayadaw, Mahasi
Siddique, Muhammad Abdul Aleem
Rais, Muhammad Amien
Ruiz, Lorenzo
Santo, Ignacia del Espiritu
Sayadaw, Thamanya
Simatupang, T. B.
Sin, Cardinal Jaime Lachica
Sivaraksa, Sulak
Wahid, Abdurrahman
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
Buddhism
Christianity
Islam
Malaysia
Minorities
Religious Conversions
Religious Discrimination and Intolerance
Sharia
BUDDHISM
Bhikkhu, Buddhadasa
Bhikkhuni, Dhammananda
Buddhism
Dharma/Dhamma
Duc, Thich Quang
Engaged Buddhism
Ghosananda, Maha
Hanh, Thich Nhat
Ha Ho Buddhism
Interreligious Relations and Dialogue
Khmer Buddhism
Liberation Theologies
Missionary Movements
Pilgrimage
Religious Conversions
Santi Asoke
Sayadaw, Mahasi
Sayadaw, Thamanya
Sivaraksa, Sulak
Thien Buddhism
Water Festivals
CAMBODIA
Buddhism
Cao Dai
Christianity
Colonialism
Ethnicity
Ghosananda, Maha
Hinduism
Indonesia
Islam
Khmer Buddhism
Minorities
Vietnam
CHRISTIANITY
Armenians
Belo, Carlos Filipe Ximenes
Calungsod, Pedro
Christian Conference of Asia
Christianity
Federation of Asian Bishops Conferences
Ileto, Reynaldo C.
Interreligious Relations and Dialogue
Jesuits
Koyama, Kosuke
Kyaw Than, U
Liberation Theologies
Loh, I-to
Missionary Movements
Nacpil, Emerito
Pilgrimage
Religious Conversions
Ruiz, Lorenzo
Santo, Ignacia del Espiritu
Simatupang, T. B.
Sin, Cardinal Jaime Lachica
CHRISTMAS ISLAND
Bah Faith
Buddhism
Christianity
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Confucianism
Contextualization
Diaspora
Daoism (Taoism)
Ethnicity
Islam
Missionary Movements
COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS
Bah Faith
Christianity
Christmas Island
Diaspora
Ethnicity
Islam
COUNTRIES
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
Christmas Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Indonesia
Laos
Malaysia
Myanmar (Burma)
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand
Timor Leste (East Timor)
Vietnam
GENERAL RELIGIONS
Ancestor Worship
Animism
Confucianism
Dance and Drama (Theater)
Daoism (Taoism)
Goddess Traditions
Myth/Mythology
Popular Religion
Puppetry
Ritual Dynamics
Shamanism
Syncretism
HINDUISM
Dharma/Dhamma
Hinduism
Interreligious Relations and Dialogue
Localization of Hinduism in Indonesia
Missionary Movements
Oka, Gedong Bagus
Pilgrimage
Sathya Sai Baba Movement
Thaipusam
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