Religion at the Corner of Bliss and Nirvana: Politics, Identity, and Faith in New Migrant Communities

by Lois Ann Lorentzen

Based on ethnographic research by an interdisciplinary team of scholars and activists, Religion at the Corner of Bliss and Nirvana illuminates the role that religion plays in the civic and political experiences of new migrants in the United States. By bringing innovative questions and theoretical frameworks to bear on the experiences of Chinese, Filipino, Mexican, Salvadoran, and Vietnamese migrants, the contributors demonstrate how groups...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822345471
• ISBN13: 9780822345473
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.1"