Recent immigrants are creating their own unique religious communities within existing denominations or developing hybrid identities that combine strands of several faiths or traditions. These changes
Leonard (anthropology, U. of California, Irvine) has published on Hyderabadi history and culture since 1971. In this text, she examines the culture and institutions of Hyderabadi emigrants settling in
As the United States wages war on terrorism, the country's attention is riveted on the Muslim world as never before. While many cursory press accounts dealing with Muslims in the United States have be
In defiance of the perception that religion is not important to immigrants to the US, the contributors of these 11 articles describe how religious beliefs and practices are central to the lives of imm