The Pluralism Project at Harvard University
Dr. Timothy C. Cahill
Loyola University
Buddhist, Hindu and Muslim Communities in New Orleans
Project Description
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Center Profiles
La Source Ancienne Sosyete, New Orleans, LA (Afro-Caribbean)
The Flower of Abomey Society, New Orleans, LA (Afro-Caribbean)
Voodoo Spiritual Temple, New Orleans, LA (Afro-Caribbean)
Baha'i Center, New Orleans, LA (Baha'i)
Blue Iris Sangha, New Orleans, LA (Buddhist)
Chua Bo De Buddhist Temple, New Orleans, LA (Buddhist)
Dharma Center of New Orleans
Lotus Lake Drikung Dharma Center, New Orleans, LA (Buddhist)
Dhongak Tharling Dharma Center, New Orleans, LA (Buddhist)
New Orleans Zen Temple, New Orleans, LA (Buddhist)
Soka Gakkai International USA - New Orleans, Louisiana, New Orleans, LA (Buddhist)
Trung Tam Phat Giao Van-Hanh, New Orleans, LA (Buddhist)
Tu Vien Lien Hoa, Gretna, LA (Buddhist)
Hindu Temple of Greater New Orleans, Metairie, LA (Hindu)
Sri Veera Venkata Satyanarayana Temple, Kenner, LA (Hindu)
Islamic Center of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA (Muslim)
Islamic Message Foundation, New Orleans, LA (Muslim)
Masjid Abu-Bakr Al-Siddiq, Metairie, LA (Muslim)
Masjid Al-Islam, New Orleans, LA (Muslim)
Masjid al-Tawbeh, Terrytown, LA (Muslim)
Masjid ar-Rahmah, New Orleans, LA (Muslim)
Masjid Bilal Ibn Rabah Center, New Orleans, LA (Muslim)
Masjid Ur-Raheem, New Orleans, LA (Muslim)
Masjid Yaseen (Islamic Center of Arabi), Chalmette, LA (Muslim)
Cao Dai Temple of New Orleans, Harvey, LA (Other Traditions)
Gurdwara Sahib New Orleans
The Sikh Society of South Inc., New Orleans, LA (Sikh)
International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), New Talavana, Carriere, MS (Hindu)
The project of mapping religious diversity in New Orleans has been carried out by undergraduates from 1998 to the present, with special progress over the summer of 2003. Our goal is to map the presence of Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim and other less commonly recognized communities in the greater New Orleans area. This representation will also document shared use of individual sites. Towards this end the project will catalogue information useful for learning something of what each community is all about - including their interrelations. Descriptions will accompany images so that viewers can gain an understanding of the formation and history of the various communities in New Orleans.