Preserving ethnicity through religion in America Korean Protestants and Indian Hindus across generations / [electronic resource] :
Pyong Gap Min.
- New York : New York University Press, c2010.
- x, 265 p. : ill., maps.
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. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
9780814796153 (electronic bk.)
Ethnicity--Religious aspects. Ethnicity--United States. Identification (Religion) Immigrants--Religious life--United States. Emigration and immigration--Religious aspects. Minorities--Religious life. Minorities--United States.