Preserving ethnicity through religion in America [electronic resource] : Korean Protestants and Indian Hindus across generations / Pyong Gap Min.
By: Min, Pyong Gap.
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BookPublisher: New York : New York University Press, c2010Description: x, 265 p. : ill., maps.Subject(s): Ethnicity -- Religious aspects | Ethnicity -- United States | Identification (Religion) | Immigrants -- Religious life -- United States | Emigration and immigration -- Religious aspects | Minorities -- Religious life | Minorities -- United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 200.8900973 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Theoretical frameworks -- Religions in India and South Korea -- Immigrants' religious affiliations and participation in religious institutions : frequent intergroup comparison -- Ethnographic research on the Shin Kwang Church : congregational case study -- Ethnographic research on the Ganesh Temple : congregational case study -- Personal interviews : immigrants' participation in religious institutions, domestic religious practices, and religious identity -- Younger-generations : participation in religious institutions and ethnicity -- Younger-generations : preservation of ethnicity through domestic religious practices -- The importance of religion for younger-generations : identity, child socialization, and social boundary -- Conclusion.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2010. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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