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. - x, 265 p. : ill., maps.

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.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






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 2010

200.8900973