LEADER 04281nam 2200745 a 450 001 9910791469903321 005 20230725015512.0 010 $a0-8147-5958-0 010 $a0-8147-9615-X 024 7 $a10.18574/9780814759585 035 $a(CKB)2560000000015416 035 $a(EBL)865699 035 $a(OCoLC)779828198 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000425985 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11265200 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000425985 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10370376 035 $a(PQKB)10566343 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0001325823 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC865699 035 $a(OCoLC)664556038 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse4849 035 $a(DE-B1597)547596 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780814759585 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL865699 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10389927 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000015416 100 $a20091013d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPreserving ethnicity through religion in America$b[electronic resource] $eKorean Protestants and Indian Hindus across generations /$fPyong Gap Min 210 $aNew York $cNew York University Press$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (276 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8147-9586-2 311 $a0-8147-9585-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- 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. 330 $aPreserving 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. 606 $aEthnicity$xReligious aspects 606 $aEthnicity$zUnited States 606 $aIdentification (Religion) 606 $aImmigrants$xReligious life$zUnited States 606 $aEmigration and immigration$xReligious aspects 606 $aMinorities$xReligious life 606 $aMinorities$zUnited States 615 0$aEthnicity$xReligious aspects. 615 0$aEthnicity 615 0$aIdentification (Religion) 615 0$aImmigrants$xReligious life 615 0$aEmigration and immigration$xReligious aspects. 615 0$aMinorities$xReligious life. 615 0$aMinorities 676 $a200.8900973 700 $aMin$b Pyong Gap$f1942-$01127138 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910791469903321 996 $aPreserving ethnicity through religion in America$93719171 997 $aUNINA