Evangelical Church in Boston''s Chinatown - A Discourse of Language, Gender, and Identity

Informationen zum Autor Erika A. Muse is an Anthropologist with a research focus on Chinese American Christianity and discourse analysis. She teaches anthropology and humanities at the Albany College of Pharmacy. She recently contributed a number of articles to the Asian American History and Culture: An Encyclopedia. Klappentext First published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Zusammenfassung As one of the few studies focusing on discourse analysis in this setting, this detailed yet far-reaching book, investigates the development of an ethno-Christian identity among the congregants of a multilingual Chinese evangelical church. Inhaltsverzeichnis Editorial methodAcknowledgmentsPrefaceChapter one: Saving souls in chinatown: church and community Chapter two: Accounting for diversity -a comparison of case studiesChapter three: Cultural histories and christian traditionsChapter four: Text and performing ethnicityChapter five: Separateness of church - Counter-culture christianity and the model minority Chapter six: Discourse public and private-performing genderChapter seven: conclusionNotesBibliographyIndex

Product details

• Authors: Erika A. Muse, Muse a. Muse, Muse Erika A.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.06.2005
• EAN: 9780415974066
• ISBN: 978-0-415-97406-6
• No. of pages: 226
• Series: Studies in Asian Americans; Studies in Asian Americans: Re; Studies in Asian Americans
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Humanities (general); Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Ethnic Studies, Massachusetts, RELIGION / Christianity / Denominations, Black & Asian Studies, Other Nonconformist & Evangelical Churches, Other Nonconformist and Evangelical Churches, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General