Preserving Ethnicity through Religion in America : Korean Protestants and Indian Hindus across Generations.

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Preserving Ethnicity through Religion in America explores the factors that may lead to greater success in ethnic preservation. Pyong Gap Min compares Indian Americans and Korean Americans, two of the most significant ethnic groups in New York, and examines the different ways in which they preserve t...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Min, Pyong Gap, 1942- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : NYU Press, 2010.
Subjects:
Ethnicity > Religious aspects.
Ethnicity > United States.
Identification (Religion)
Immigrants > Religious life > United States.
Emigration and immigration > Religious aspects.
Minorities > Religious life.
Minorities > United States.
Ethnicité > Aspect religieux.
Ethnicité > États-Unis.
Émigration et immigration > Aspect religieux.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology of Religion.
Emigration and immigration > Religious aspects
Ethnicity
Ethnicity > Religious aspects
Immigrants > Religious life
Minorities
Minorities > Religious life
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Preserving Ethnicity through Religion in America explores the factors that may lead to greater success in ethnic preservation. Pyong Gap Min compares Indian Americans and Korean Americans, two of the most significant ethnic groups in New York, and examines the different ways in which they preserve their ethnicity through their faith. Does someone feel more "Indian" because they practice Hinduism? Does membership in a Korean Protestant church aid in maintaining ties to Korean culture?. Pushing beyond sociological research on religion and ethnicity which has tended to focus on whites or on a sin.
Physical Description:1 online resource (276 pages)
ISBN:9780814759585
0814759580

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