Preserving ethnicity through religion in America Korean Protestants and Indian Hindus across generations / [electronic resource] :
Pyong Gap Min.
- New York : New York University Press, c2010.
- 1 online resource (x, 265 p.) : ill., maps.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-258) and index.
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.
Ethnicity--Religious aspects. Ethnicity--United States. Identification (Religion) Immigrants--Religious life--United States. Emigration and immigration--Religious aspects. Minorities--Religious life. Minorities--United States.