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Asian American Religions: The Making and Remaking of Borders and Boundaries: 21
Author(s): Tony Carnes (Editor), Fenggang Yang
- Publisher: New York University Press
- Publication Date: 1 May 2004
- Language: English
- Print length: 399 pages
- ISBN-10: 0814716296
- ISBN-13: 9780814716298
Book Description
Redraws old definitions of what it means to be religious and Asian American.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“Asian American Religion makes an important sociological contribution to our understanding of the nature of the interplay between religious diversity and American culture.”– “Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion”
“Provides the most comprehensive coverage of Asian Americans’ religious practices, cutting across different ethnic groups, religions, topics, and generations. It should be an essential reader for anyone interested in Asian Americans’ religious practices.”–Pyong Gap Min, co-editor of Religions in Asian America: Building Faith Communities
“This anthology represents the cutting-edge research on Asian American religions from a social science standpoint.”– “The Journal of Asian Studies”
“This volume is an important contribution to a much needed recognition of the role of religion in American social and cultural life.”– “Multicultural Review”
About the Author
Tony Carnes directs the Seminar on Contents and Methods in the Social Sciences at Columbia University, the International Research Institute on Values Changes, and the Research Institute for New Americans. He is the coeditor of New York Glory: Religions in the City (NYU Press, 2001).
Fenggang Yang is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Purdue University. He is the author of Chinese Christians in America.
