Asian Migrants and Religious Experience
Author | : Brenda S.A. Yeoh |
Publisher | : Amsterdam University Press |
Total Pages | : 347 |
Release | : 2018-07-21 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789048532223 |
ISBN-13 | : 9048532221 |
Rating | : 4/5 (23 Downloads) |
Download or read book Asian Migrants and Religious Experience written by Brenda S.A. Yeoh and published by Amsterdam University Press. This book was released on 2018-07-21 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Typically, scholars approach migrants' religions as a safeguard of cultural identity, something that connects migrants to their communities of origin. This ethnographic anthology challenges that position by reframing the religious experiences of migrants as a transformative force capable of refashioning narratives of displacement into journeys of spiritual awakening and missionary calling. These essays explore migrants' motivations in support of an argument that to travel inspires a search for new meaning in religion.