Table of 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.