New spiritual homes : religion and Asian Americans / edited by David K. Yoo.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Yoo, David.

Series:

Intersections (Honolulu, Hawaii)

Intersections

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asian Americans--Religion.

Asian Americans.

United States--Religion--20th century.

United States.

Religion.

Asia--Religion.

Asia.

Physical Description:

viii, 323 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, in association with UCLA Asian American Studies Center, Los Angeles, [1999]

Summary:

New Spiritual Homes investigates how religious traditions, movements, and institutions have been vital for Asian Americans, past and present. Through essays, expressive works, and resource materials, it re-frames the religious landscape and brings into view the experiences of Asian Americans. How has religion assisted people in dealing with the upheaval of migration and with other transformations? In what ways has religion been a part of the identity formation of Asian immigrants and their descendants in the United States? How has religion played a role in the formation of Asian diasporas? These questions and many others emerge as the contributors explore the ways individuals and communities have constructed and continue to construct their world-views in light of their religious commitments.

The essays cover an impressive range of topics: Chinese American Protestant nationalism, the development of a Filipino American folk religion, law and religion among American Sikhs, and identity and Taiwanese Buddhism in southern California. Authors seek out what can be discovered at the intersection of religion and gender, race, colonialism, and sexuality. This volume includes an extensive bibliography that will be a vital resource for scholars and students.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [281]-313) and index.

ISBN:

082482072X

OCLC:

39658341