Preserving ethnicity through religion in America [electronic resource] : Korean Protestants and Indian Hindus across generations / Pyong Gap Min.
Publication details: New York : New York University Press, c2010.Description: x, 265 p. : ill., mapsISBN:- 9780814795859 (cl : alk. paper)
- 0814795854 (cl : alk. paper)
- 9780814795866 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 0814795862 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 9780814796153 (e-book)
- 200.8900973 22
- BL65.E75 M56 2010eb

Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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