Imagining religious communities: transnational Hindus and their narrative performances
Satya's story: transnational social networks, narrative performances, and religion -- On the importance of Maalis: transnational communities, social imaginaries, and narrative performance -- New opportunities, the brain drain, and the Guptas -- Growing up Indian, becoming immigrants: interpreti...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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New York
Oxford University Press
[2019]
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| In: | Year: 2019 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Hindus
/ Diaspora (Religion)
/ Religious community
/ Social network
B Hinduism / Globalization / Transnational policy |
| Further subjects: | B
Hindus
Migrations
B Hindu Diaspora B Religious communities B Hindus Religious life |
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Table of Contents Blurb |
| Summary: | Satya's story: transnational social networks, narrative performances, and religion -- On the importance of Maalis: transnational communities, social imaginaries, and narrative performance -- New opportunities, the brain drain, and the Guptas -- Growing up Indian, becoming immigrants: interpreting immigration narratives -- One's own home is better than all other places: creating family and home as transmigrants -- Neither black nor white: moving to the Atlanta of the new south -- Sundarka: performing community and religion -- Toward a transnational Hinduism. |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | x, 246 Seiten, Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 0190941227 |