Identity and Marginality among New Australians: Religion and Ethnicity in Victoria's Slavic Baptist Community

Viktor Zander

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Identity and Marginality among New Australians

Religion and Ethnicity in Victoria's Slavic Baptist Community

Viktor Zander

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2004

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Volume 39 | Religion and Society

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This work deals with the identification and integration process of immigrants in Australia and the role that religion plays in this process. Viktor Zander investigates the immigrant community of Slavic Baptists in Victoria and analyzes the relationship between ethnic and religious identities as well as their social dynamics. "Identity" and "marginality" are addressed as crucial issues for Slavic immigrants and their Australian-born children. The work is based on the author’s field-research in the Slavic Baptist community in Victoria.

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Second volume in relaunch of the series "Religion and Society" (RS)

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Revised PhD thesis from Deakin University, Victoria/Australia.

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"The book will be of greatest interest to those who study the psychology and sociology of religious groups and religion in immgrant communities."
Mary N. MacDonald 1/2006

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Foreword Oleg Donskikh Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	vii
Acknowledgements Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	xi
Contents Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	xiii
List of Tables Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	xvii
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
CHAPTER 1: Theoretical and Methodological Approach to Identity and Marginality and Its Application to the Slavic Baptist Community Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	11
CHAPTER 2: Principles of Formation of the Main Groups within the Slavic Baptist Community and Their Description Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	69
CHAPTER 3: Basic Attitudes to Ethnic and Religious Issues as Pointers to Identity and Marginality Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	105
CHAPTER 4: Objectification: The Image and Understanding of God in the Identification Process Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	133
CHAPTER 5: Ritual: Participation in Church Activities As a Manifestation of Religiosity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	153
CHAPTER 6: Identity and Marginality Unveiled through Commitment to the Ethnic Church Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	167
CHAPTER 7: Identity and Marginality in the Light of Theory and Data Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	237
APPENDIX 1: Concise History of Russian Protestantism: The Origin of Religious Marginality Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	255
APPENDIX 2: Tables with Data from Interviews Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	289
APPENDIX 3: Interview of a First-wave Immigrants’ Child Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	299
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	309
Index of Names and Subjects Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	319
Index of Modern Authors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	325

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eBook published on:

October 24, 2012

eBook ISBN:

9783110902433

Hardcover published on:

October 25, 2004

Hardcover ISBN:

9783110179811

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Reprint 2012

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Front matter:

16

Main content:

327

Tables:

33

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110902433

eBook ISBN: 9783110902433

Hardcover ISBN: 9783110179811

Keywords for this book

Baptisten; Marginalität; Religiöse Identität; Ethnische Identität; Staat Victoria

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