170622_NDIN Field Guide Companion for Religious Literacy

National Disaster Interfaiths Network / University of Southern California Center for Religion and Civic Culture.  

Religious Literacy Primer for Crises, Disasters, and Public Health Emergencies. 2014

Provides information on basic religious literacy for more than 20 of the largest religious communities in the United States, which includes many in the Indo-Asia-Pacific, such as Bahai, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Judaism, Shinto, Sikh, Taoism, and Zorastrianism. Topics briefly addressed for each religion include dietary laws and customs, medical treatment, dying practices, preparation of dead bodies,  and recommendations for service providers.

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