RELIGION / Asian

Paper · Semantic Scholar

The study examines the interconnections between religion, identity, and modernisation, and identifies the role of religious factors in shaping human health. The methodology has a theoretical analytical character and covers three groups of post-Soviet societies – Central Asian (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan), South Caucasian (Azerbaijan), and Western post-Soviet (Ukraine, Latvia, Estoni…

Reference · Wikidata

traditions practiced on the Asian continent

Encyclopedia · Wikipedia

Asia is the largest and most populous continent and the birthplace of many religions including Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Judaism, Shinto, Sikhism, Taoism, Korean shamanism, and Zoroastrianism. All major religious traditions are practiced in the region and new forms are constantly emerging. Asia is noted for its diversity of culture. Hinduism and Islam are the largest religion in…

Book · DOAB

This pioneering open access book offers a new take on esotericism by centering the often-overlooked contributions of East Asian thinkers to the development of this field of knowledge. The intellectual history of esotericism has long revolved around Western ideas about the East. This book tells a more complex and accurate story that traces global exchanges of ideas across East and West. Esotericism in East Asia criti…

Full text · Open Library

Image · DPLA

Includes index