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Preserving ethnicity through religion in America : Korean Protestants and Indian Hindus across generations /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Min, Pyong Gap, 1942-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2010]
Subjects:
Ethnicity > Religious aspects.
Ethnicity > United States.
Identification (Religion)
Immigrants > United States > Religious life.
Emigration and immigration > Religious aspects.
Minorities > Religious life.
Minorities > United States.
Table of Contents:
  • Theoretical frameworks
  • Religions in India and South Korea
  • Korean and Indian immigrants' religious affiliations and participation in religious institutions
  • Ethnographic research on the Shin Kwang Korean Church
  • Ethnographic research on the Hindu Temple Society of North America
  • Participation in religious institutions, family rituals, and identity
  • Younger generations' preservation of ethnicity through participation in religious institutions
  • Younger generations' preservation of ethnicity through domestic religious practices
  • The importance of religion for younger generations' identity, socialization, and social relations
  • A summary of major findings and their theoretical implications.