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Preserving Ethnicity Through Religion in America : Korean Protestants and Indian Hindus Across Generations by Pyong Gap Min (2010, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherNew York University Press
ISBN-100814795862
ISBN-139780814795866
eBay Product ID (ePID)79623098
Product Key Features
Number of Pages280 Pages
Publication NamePreserving Ethnicity Through Religion in America : Korean Protestants and Indian Hindus Across Generations
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2010
SubjectMinority Studies, Ethnic Studies / General, Emigration & Immigration, General, Sociology of Religion
TypeTextbook
AuthorPyong Gap Min
Subject AreaReligion, Social Science
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight23.5 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2009-042909
Dewey Edition22
ReviewsA well-crafted comparative study of immigrant religious life and spiritual practices among Korean Protestants and Indian Hindus in the United States based on quantitative survey data and in-depth interviews. It advances a compelling theoretical account about the relationship between religious diversity and immigrant adaptationa must-read book on the sociology of religion., "A well-crafted comparative study of immigrant religious life and spiritual practices among Korean Protestants and Indian Hindus in the United States based on quantitative survey data and in-depth interviews. It advances a compelling theoretical account about the relationship between religious diversity and immigrant adaptation-a must-read book on the sociology of religion." -Min Zhou,co-editor of Contemporary Chinese America: Second Edition, "The book, based on Pyong Gap Min's exhaustive study of Korean Protestant and Indian communities in the New York area, shows how these ethnic groups move in two different directions regarding religion and ethnicity: the Koreans tend to separate ethnicity and religion as they integrate into society, increasingly stressing the latter, while the Indians maintain their ethnicity through their Hinduism, although with looser religious attachments in the second generation."-Religion Watch,, ""The book, based on Pyong Gap Min's exhaustive study of Korean Protestant and Indian communities in the New York area, shows how these ethnic groups move in two different directions regarding religion and ethnicity: the Koreans tend to separate ethnicity and religion as they integrate into society, increasingly stressing the latter, while the Indians maintain their ethnicity through their Hinduism, although with looser religious attachments in the second generation.", College and graduate students and their teachers who focus on the sociology of religion and ethnicity and Asian American studies will glean much from this work., A persuasive book...a fine piece of social science, and a positive contribution to our literature., "A well-crafted comparative study of immigrant religious life and spiritual practices among Korean Protestants and Indian Hindus in the United States based on quantitative survey data and in-depth interviews. It advances a compelling theoretical account about the relationship between religious diversity and immigrant adaptation-a must-read book on the sociology of religion." - Min Zhou, co-editor of Contemporary Chinese America: Second Edition, "Pyong Gap Min lives up to his stellar reputation as a pioneer and preeminent scholar of Asian American society...Min's latest book is a fresh take on the study of immigrant religions in the United States...This landmark study is sure to spur further research and become a foundatino for many ethnic studies, religion, and sociology courses in the future" -Karen Chai Kim,The Journal of Asian Studies, "The organization, subjects, and quality writing make it a book that should have a home on almost any shelf." - Altar Magazine, "A well-crafted comparative study of immigrant religious life and spiritual practices among Korean Protestants and Indian Hindus in the United States based on quantitative survey data and in-depth interviews. It advances a compelling theoretical account about the relationship between religious diversity and immigrant adaptation-a must-read book on the sociology of religion." - Min Zhou, co-editor ofContemporary Chinese America: Second Edition, "A persuasive book...a fine piece of social science, and a positive contribution to our literature." -Rhys H. Wililams, Journal of Asian American Studies, ("The book, based on Pyong Gap Min's exhaustive study of Korean Protestant and Indian communities in the New York area, shows how these ethnic groups move in two different directions regarding religion and ethnicity: the Koreans tend to separate ethnicity and religion as they integrate into society, increasingly stressing the latter, while the Indians maintain their ethnicity through their Hinduism, although with looser religious attachments in the second generation.")-(Religion Watch),(), Pyong Gap Min here exhibits all the methodological skill and interpretive nuance we have come to expect from the foremost sociologist of Asian American religion. . . . The book is a tour de force, one that will cause us to re-evaluate several things we have long thought we knew about how religion shapes ethnicity and vice-versa. The writing is clear and jargon-free, and the narrative is rich in human detail., Pyong Gap Min lives up to his stellar reputation as a pioneer and preeminent scholar of Asian American society...Min's latest book is a fresh take on the study of immigrant religions in the United States...This landmark study is sure to spur further research and become a foundatino for many ethnic studies, religion, and sociology courses in the future, "The book, based on Pyong Gap Min's exhaustive study of Korean Protestant and Indian communities in the New York area, shows how these ethnic groups move in two different directions regarding religion and ethnicity: the Koreans tend to separate ethnicity and religion as they integrate into society, increasingly stressing the latter, while the Indians maintain their ethnicity through their Hinduism, although with looser religious attachments in the second generation."-Religion Watch, The book, based on Pyong Gap Min's exhaustive study of Korean Protestant and Indian communities in the New York area, shows how these ethnic groups move in two different directions regarding religion and ethnicity: the Koreans tend to separate ethnicity and religion as they integrate into society, increasingly stressing the latter, while the Indians maintain their ethnicity through their Hinduism, although with looser religious attachments in the second generation., "College and graduate students and their teachers who focus on the sociology of religion and ethnicity and Asian American studies will glean much from this work."-Jerry Z. Park, Sociology of Religion, "With this volume of 40 essays, Wing . . . seeks to make accesible a theoretical discussion that originated among legal scholars." - Library Journal, "Pyong Gap Min here exhibits all the methodological skill and interpretive nuance we have come to expect from the foremost sociologist of Asian American religion. . . . The book is a tour de force, one that will cause us to re-evaluate several things we have long thought we knew about how religion shapes ethnicity and vice-versa. The writing is clear and jargon-free, and the narrative is rich in human detail." -Paul Spickard,University of California, Santa Barbara, "Pyong Gap Min here exhibits all the methodological skill and interpretive nuance we have come to expect from the foremost sociologist of Asian American religion. . . . The book is a tour de force, one that will cause us to re-evaluate several things we have long thought we knew about how religion shapes ethnicity and vice-versa. The writing is clear and jargon-free, and the narrative is rich in human detail." - Paul Spickard, University of California, Santa Barbara, Mins findings on two groups of Asian Americans make a very significant contribution to the literature in the sociology of religion, which hitherto has largely focused on the religious experience of European immigrants. All in all, it is an important book for studies of Asian-American immigrants and is an essential reading for courses in race and ethnicity, Asian-American Studies, and sociology of religion.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal200.8900973
Table Of ContentAcknowledgmentsIntroduction 1 Theoretical Frameworks 2 Religions in India and South Korea 3 Korean and Indian Immigrants' Religious Affiliations and Participation in Religious Institutions 4 Ethnographic Research on the Shin Kwang Korean Church 5 Ethnographic Research on the Hindu Temple Society of North America 6 Participation in Religious Institutions, Family Rituals, and Identity 7 Younger Generations' Preservation of Ethnicity through Participation in Religious Institutions 8 Younger Generations' Preservation of Ethnicity through Domestic Religious Practices 9 The Importance of Religion to Younger Generations' Identity, Socialization, and Social Relations 10 A Summary of Major Findings and Their Theoretical ImplicationsAppendix 1 Appendix 2 NotesReferences Index About the Author
Synopsis2012 Honorable Mention Award, Sociology of Religion Section, presented by the American Sociological Association 2011 Honorable Mention for the American Sociological Association International Migration Section's Thomas and Znaniecki Best Book 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., Does someone feel more Indian because they practice Hinduism? Does membership in a Korean Protestant church aid in maintaining ties to Korean culture? This book explores the factors that may lead to greater success in ethnic preservation.
LC Classification NumberBL65.E75M56 2010
