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| Religions of Immigrants from India and Pakistan: New Threads in the American Tapestry | ||
| 作者 | Williams, Raymond Brady (著) |
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| 出版日期 | 1988.11 |
| 頁次 | 340 |
| 出版者 | Cambridge University Press |
| 出版者網址 | http://www.cambridge.org/ |
| 出版地 | Cambridge, UK [劍橋, 英國] |
| 資料類型 | 書籍=Book |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 附註項 | Raymond Brady Williams , Wabash College, Indiana. |
| 摘要 | Landmark changes in the immigration law of 1965 admitted to the United States large numbers of immigrants from India and Pakistan. The religious groups formed by these new immigrants have exerted and will continue to exert significant influence upon the fabric of American religion and culture. This book is the first comprehensive study of the religious groups formed in the United States by Asian-Indian and Pakistani immigrants and of their patterns of adaptation and organization. Professor Williams provides an overview of the variety of religions practiced by these new immigrants, examining Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Jain, Zoroastrian, and Jewish communities, and the size and character of the various groups formed. Through analysis of demographic statistics as well as information gathered in extensive interviews with religious group participants, Professor Williams examines the trajectories of adaptation charted by these groups through the involvement in a wide range of ecumenical, ethnic, sectarian, and national organizations. Detailed descriptions of Swaminarayan Hindus and Nizari Ismili Muslims, two diverse religious communities, illustrate the national growth of immigrant religious groups and the formative power of their adaptive strategies, while religious profiles of Asian-Indian and Pakistani religious groups in Chicago and Houston illustrate varying patterns of development of these groups, Professor Williams assesses the current problems and prospects of Asian-Indian and Pakistani religious organizations and the influence of these groups on the shape of religion in America. |
| 目次 | Preface vii Introduction 1 Part I. The People and Their Religions 7 1. A new pattern: made in the USA 9 2. The religions: Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism 36 3. The religions: Islam, Christianity, Zoroastrianism, and Judaism 85 Part II. Studies of Adaptive Strategies 127 4. Their American cousins: adaptation of cultural groups 129 5. Swaminarayan Hinduism: an ethnic religion 152 6. Nizari Ismaili Muslims: a religious minority 186 Part III. Profiles of Religious Organizations in Metropolitan Areas 223 7. Asian-Indian and Pakistani religions in Chicago 225 8. Asian-Indian and Pakistani religions in Houston 254 Conclusion 277 Notes 295 Glossary 303 List of abbreviations 307 References 309 Index 323 |
| ISBN | 9780521359610 (pbk); 9780521351560 (hc) |
| 點閱次數 | 1 |
| 建檔日期 | 2025.09.19 |
| 更新日期 | 2025.09.19 |
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