Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents: Market, government, mosque and church: the social contexts of change-- The five social ways of life-- Understanding social environment-- Property interests and cultural bias-- Labor interests and cultural bias-- Family authority and cultural bias-- Community authority and cultural bias-- Conflict, political interests, and cultural bias-- Ritual, social interests, and cultural bias-- Cosmology and cultural bias-- Cultural bias in a mission organization-- Ideas and interests: the dynamics of culture-- A pilgrim lifestyle in economic relations-- a pilgrim lifestyle in family and community-- Agents of transformation