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Author Chen, Carolyn, 1971-

Title Getting saved in America [electronic resource] : Taiwanese immigration and religious experience / Carolyn Chen.

Imprint Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2008.

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 Axe ACLS Humanities E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description xii, 230 p. ; 24 cm.
Series ACLS Humanities E-Book.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-225) and index.
Contents Introduction: becoming religious by becoming American -- From beautiful island (Ilha formosa) to beautiful country (America:Bi-kuo/Mei-guo) : Taiwanese immigration and religion in southern California -- Becoming Christian : breaking traditions and making traditions -- Becoming Buddhist : from embedded religion to explicit religion -- Becoming American men and women : otherworldly narratives and this-worldly selves -- Cultivating American saints : religious disciplines of the self -- Conclusion: Becoming Americans : from migrants to pilgrims.
Reproduction Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2013. Includes both TIFF files and keyword searchable text. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book]) Mode of access: Intranet.
Subject Taiwanese Americans -- Religion.
Conversion.
Christianity.
Buddhism.
Added Author American Council of Learned Societies.
In: ACLS Humanities E-Book. URL: https://www.humanitiesebook.org/
Other Form: Original 9780691119625 (DLC) 2007018418
Standard No. 2027/heb30609 hdl

 
    
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