ISBN:
9780691119625
,
9781400824175 (Sekundärausgabe)
Language:
English
Pages:
244 p.
Edition:
Online-Ausg. Online-Ressource ISBN 9781400824175
Edition:
[Online-Ausg.]
DDC:
200.89/51073
Keywords:
Taiwanesischer Einwanderer
;
Assimilation
;
Enkulturation
;
Konversion
;
USA
Abstract:
What does becoming American have to do with becoming religious? Many immigrants become more religious after coming to the United States. Taiwanese are no different. Like many Asian immigrants to the United States, Taiwanese frequently convert to Christianity after immigrating. But Americanization is more than simply a process of Christianization. Most Taiwanese American Buddhists also say they converted only after arriving in the United States even though Buddhism is a part of Taiwan's dominant religion. By examining the experiences of Christian and Buddhist Taiwanese Americans, Getting ...
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
,
Online-Ausg.:
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