At Yesenia's House...: Central American immigrant Pentecostalism, congregational homophily, and religious innovation in Los Angeles

Qualitative Sociology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 61-80

  Stohlman, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Central America; Central American immigrants; Congregational homophily; Ethnography; Immigrant religion; Pentecostalism; Spiritual healing

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847321945     PISSN: 01620436     EISSN: 15737837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11133-006-9035-8     Document Type: Article

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