Min, Pyong Gap, 1942-

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.

9780814796153 (electronic bk.) 081479615X (electronic bk.)


Ethnicity--Religious aspects.
Ethnicity--United States.
Identification (Religion)
Immigrants--Religious life--United States.
Emigration and immigration--Religious aspects.
Minorities--Religious life.
Minorities--United States.


Electronic books.

BL65.E75 / M56 2010eb

200.8900973