Preserving ethnicity through religion in America [electronic resource] : Korean Protestants and Indian Hindus across generations / Pyong Gap Min.

By: Min, Pyong Gap, 1942-Contributor(s): ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : New York University Press, c2010Description: x, 265 p. : ill., mapsISBN: 9780814796153 (electronic bk.)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 LOC classification: BL65.E75 | M56 2010Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
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.
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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.

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