Preserving ethnicity through religion in America : Korean Protestants and Indian Hindus across generations / Pyong Gap Min.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Min, Pyong Gap, 1942-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnicity--Religious aspects.

Ethnicity.

Ethnicity--United States.

Identification (Religion).

Immigrants--Religious life--United States.

Immigrants.

Emigration and immigration--Religious aspects.

Emigration and immigration.

Minorities--Religious life.

Minorities.

Minorities--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (276 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Preserving Ethnicity through Religion in America explores the factors that may lead to greater success in ethnic preservation. Pyong Gap Min compares Indian Americans and Korean Americans, two of the most significant ethnic groups in New York, and examines the different ways in which they preserve their ethnicity through their faith. Does someone feel more “Indian” because they practice Hinduism? Does membership in a Korean Protestant church aid in maintaining ties to Korean culture?Pushing beyond sociological research on religion and ethnicity which has tended to focus on whites or on a single immigrant group or on a single generation, Min also takes actual religious practice and theology seriously, rather than gauging religiosity based primarily on belonging to a congregation. Fascinating and provocative voices of informants from two generations combine with telephone survey data to help readers understand overall patterns of religious practices for each group under consideration. Preserving Ethnicity through Religion in America is remarkable in its scope, its theoretical significance, and its methodological sophistication.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780814759585

0814759580

9780814796153

081479615X

OCLC:

779828198