Chen, Carolyn,  1971- <br/><br/>
Getting saved in America  Taiwanese immigration and religious experience /  [electronic resource] : 
Carolyn Chen. 
 - Princeton, N.J. :  Princeton University Press,  c2008. 
 - xii, 230 p. ;  24 cm. 
 - ACLS Humanities E-Book. .
<br/><br/> E-Book-ACLS / Zugriff nur im DHI-Lesesaal  American Council of Learned Societies/ https://www.humanitiesebook.org/about/ 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-225) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: becoming religious by becoming American -- From beautiful island (Ilha formosa) to beautiful country (America:Bi-kuo/Mei-guo) : Taiwanese immigration and religion in southern California -- Becoming Christian : breaking traditions and making traditions -- Becoming Buddhist : from embedded religion to explicit religion -- Becoming American men and women : otherworldly narratives and this-worldly selves -- Cultivating American saints : religious disciplines of the self -- Conclusion: Becoming Americans : from migrants to pilgrims. 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>2027/heb30609  hdl 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label>--Religion.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Taiwanese Americans Conversion. Christianity. Buddhism.