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Author Min, Pyong Gap, 1942-

Title Preserving ethnicity through religion in America [electronic resource] : Korean Protestants and Indian Hindus across generations / Pyong Gap Min.

Imprint New York : New York University Press, c2010.

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 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description x, 265 p. : ill., maps.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents 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.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Ethnicity -- Religious aspects.
Ethnicity -- United States.
Identification (Religion)
Immigrants -- Religious life -- United States.
Emigration and immigration -- Religious aspects.
Minorities -- Religious life.
Minorities -- United States.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9780814795859 (cl : alk. paper)
0814795854 (cl : alk. paper)
9780814795866 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0814795862 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780814796153 (electronic bk.)

 
    
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