Updated Information for Islam, Catholicism, and Tantric Buddhism
The 2006 Taiwan Yearbook records the religious development in Taiwan, including Buddhism, Catholicism, Islam, Chinese Folk Religions and some religions of indigenous peoples.
The 2006 Taiwan Yearbook records the religious development in Taiwan, including Buddhism, Catholicism, Islam, Chinese Folk Religions and some religions of indigenous peoples.
This book is a case study of Chinese religion. It is about religion as it is lived in one village, here called Bǎo’ān 保 安, at one point in time: the present. That pseudonym Bǎo’ān means “safe-guarding harmony”; religion in Bǎo’ān is directed to that end. The nature of the harmony, the dangers that threaten it, and particularly […]
The Taiwan Association for Religious Studies is the first religious association in Taiwan. It was established on April 18, 1999, by a group of scholars and academics. The association researches mainstream and folk religions in Taiwan and publishes monthly newsletters.
BLIA is a faith-based organization of monastic and lay Buddhists, and an NGO under the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. Work done by BLIA include promoting education and raising gender equality, providing medical services and emergency relief, and supporting environmental sustainability. The association emphasizes long-term assistance, especially regarding education and basic health […]
Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation is a Taiwanese international humanitarian NGO with a branch in the U.S. that delivers medical aid, disaster relief and environmental support programs.
The Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC) is a non-profit NGO and a registered charity in Singapore with the mission of spearheading the development of media and communication expertise in Asia within the broad framework of economic, social and cultural development.
A profile on Aum Shinrikyo, a Japanese cult that carried out the infamous sarin attack on the Tokyo subway system in 1995.