Author Description

1. Australia: Religion And Ethnic Identity / Frank W. Lewins -- 2. Canada: Witnessing As Identity Consolidation: The Case Of The Lubavitcher Chassidim / William Shaffir -- 3. England: Paradigm Shifts And Identity Theory: Alternation As A Form Of Identity Management / R. Kenneth Jones -- 4. West Germany: Identity And Commitment / Bert L. Hardin And Guenter Kehrer -- 5. Ghana: Crisis, Identity, And Integration In African Religion / Max Assimeng -- 6. India: Identity-theory Against The Backdrop Of The Hindu Concept Of Dharma: A Socio-philosophical Interpretation / S. Gopalan -- 7. Ways Of Yoga And The Mechanisms Of Sacralization / Manju And Braj Sinha -- 8. Indonesia: Identity Maintenance And Identity Crisis In Minangkabau / Taufik Abdullah -- 9. Netherlands: Identity And Pluralism: A Case-study / Jan M.g. Thurlings -- 10. New Zealand: Maori Identity And Religion / Hans Mol -- 11. South Africa: The Afrikaner Civil Religion / T. Dunbar Moodie -- 12. Usa: Identity And Social Commitment / David F. Gordon. Edited By Hans Mol. Sponsored By The International Sociological Association. Includes Bibliographies.