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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Bibliographic Details
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.
Ethnicity.
Immigrants > Religious life.
Minorities.
United States.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Theoretical Frameworks; 2 Religions in India and South Korea; 3 Korean and Indian Immigrants' Religious Affiliations and Participation in Religious Institutions; 4 Ethnographic Research on the Shin Kwang Korean Church; 5 Ethnographic Research on the Hindu Temple Society of North America; 6 Participation in Religious Institutions, Family Rituals, and Identity; 7 Younger Generations' Preservation of Ethnicity through Participation in Religious Institutions; 8 Younger Generations' Preservation of Ethnicity through Domestic Religious Practices.
  • 9 The Importance of Religion to Younger Generations' Identity, Socialization, and Social Relations10 A Summary of Major Findings and Their Theoretical Implications; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; About the Author.

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