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RELIGION

Krishna in History, Religion in Asian American
Thought, and Culture Southeast Asia Religious Cultures

An Encyclopedia of the An Encyclopedia 2 VOLUMES | JONATHAN H. X. LEE,
Hindu Lord of Many Names of Faiths and Cultures FUMITAKA MATSUOKA,
EDMOND YEE, AND
RONALD Y. NAKASONE, EDITORS
LAVANYA VEMSANI JESUDAS M. ATHYAL, EDITOR

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Krishna is a central figure in Hinduism, spiritual experience.
a religion that has been a fundamental This engaging encyclopedia covers
force for thousands of years. This the religions and religious traditions
accessible encyclopedia covers texts, of various Southeast Asian countries, JONATHAN H. X. LEE, PhD, is an
practices, scholarship, and arts related including Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, associate professor of Asian American
studies at San Francisco State
to Krishna from the earliest known Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the University.
sources on. Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. FUMITAKA MATSUOKA, PhD, is
FEATURES FEATURES professor of theology emeritus at
Pacific School of Religion (PSR).
• Overviews the importance of Krishna • Promotes respect for cultural diversity
to world history by helping students learn about the EDMOND YEE, CPhil, PhD, is an
author, editor, translator, and professor
• Offers topical and thematic entries religious traditions important to many emeritus of Asian Studies, Pacific
illuminating classical texts and Asian Americans Lutheran Theological Seminary.
practice and modern developments • Highlights important information about RONALD Y. NAKASONE, PhD, is a
inside and outside India countries, cultures, religious practices, member of the core doctoral faculty at
and key figures in 50 sidebars the Graduate Theological Union (GTU).

LAVANYA VEMSANI is professor of
history at Shawnee State University, JESUDAS M. ATHYAL, PhD, is
Portsmouth, OH. visiting researcher at the Center for
Global Christianity & Mission, Boston
University School of Theology.
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