Religions of immigrants from India and Pakistan : new threads in the American tapestry / Raymond Brady Williams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Williams, Raymond Brady.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

East Indians--United States--Religion.

East Indians.

Pakistanis--United States--Religion.

Pakistanis.

East Indian Americans--Religion.

East Indian Americans.

Pakistani Americans--Religion.

Pakistani Americans.

Pakistanís en EE. UU--Religión.

Indios orientales americanos--Religión.

Pakistanís americanos--Religión.

East Indians--Religion.

Pakistanis--Religion.

United States.

East Indian Americans--United States--Religion.

Local Subjects:

Pakistanís en EE. UU--Religión.

Indios orientales americanos--Religión.

Pakistanís americanos--Religión.

Genre:

Former Course Reserve reading.

Physical Description:

ix, 326 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1988.

Contents:

Machine derived contents note: 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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-322) and index.

Local Notes:

The Balch Institute Library and Archives.

ISBN:

0521351561

9780521351560

0521359619

9780521359610

OCLC:

16685047

Online:

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