Chen Getting Saved in America

Taiwanese Immigration and Religious Experience
Course Book
ISBN: 978-1-4008-2417-5
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 256 Seiten

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Chen, Carolyn

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Buddhismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

A Note on Translations ix

Acknowledgments xi

Introduction: Becoming Religious by Becoming American 1

Chapter 1. From Beautiful Island (Ilha Formosa)

to Beautiful Country (America: Bi-kuo/Mei-guo)

TAIWANESE IMMIGRATION AND RELIGION IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 16

Chapter 2. Becoming Christian

BREAKING TRADITIONS AND MAKING TRADITIONS 38

Chapter 3. Becoming Buddhist

FROM EMBEDDED RELIGION TO EXPLICIT RELIGION 77

Chapter 4. Becoming American Men and Women

OTHERWORLDLY NARRATIVES AND THIS-WORLDLY SELVES 111

Chapter 5. Cultivating American Saints

RELIGIOUS DISCIPLINES OF THE SELF 146

Conclusion: Becoming Americans

FROM MIGRANTS TO PILGRIMS 186

Appendix

Interview Schedule 203

References 207

Index 227

Über Autor(innen)

Carolyn Chen is associate professor of sociology and Asian American studies at Northwestern University.