Raymond Brady Williams, Williams Raymond Brady

Religions of Immigrants from India and Pakistan

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A study of the religions of immigrants from India and Pakistan.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 340
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 705g
• ISBN-13: 9780521351560
• ISBN-10: 0521351561
• Artikelnr.: 28529311

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction
Part I. The People and Their Religions: 1. A new pattern: made in the USA
2. The religions: Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism
3. The religions: Islam, Christianity, Zoroastrianism, and Judaism
Part II. Studies of Adaptive Strategies: 4. Their American cousins: adaptation of cultural groups
5. Swaminarayan Hinduism: an ethnic religion
6. Nizari Ismaili Muslims: a religious minority
Part III. Profiles of Religious Organizations in Metropolitan Areas: 7. Asian-Indian and Pakistani religions in Chicago
8. Asian-Indian and Pakistani religions in Houston
Conclusion
Notes
Glossary
List of abbreviations
References
Index.