Getting saved in America Taiwanese imm igration and religious experience - Chen, Carolyn, 1971-; American Council of Learned Societies (Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2008)
Introduction: becoming religious by becoming American -- From beauti ful island (Ilha formosa) to beautiful country (America:Bi-kuo/Mei-guo) : Taiwanese immigration and religion in southern California -- Becomin g Christian : breaking traditions and making traditions -- Becoming Bud dhist : from embedded religion to explicit religion -- Becoming America n men and women : otherworldly narratives and this-worldly selves -- Cu ltivating American saints : religious disciplines of the self -- Conclu sion: Becoming Americans : from migrants to pilgrims.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-225) and index.
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Keywords: Taiwanese Americans -- Religion; Conversion; Christianity; Buddhism