South Asians in the diaspora: Histories and religious traditions

This work deals with a phenomenon of increasing global significance, the South Asian diaspora. The case studies explore and analyze the social, religious and cultural reality of people in the diaspora belonging to Jainism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, Islam, and Sikhism.

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Main Author: Jacobsen, K.A (Author)
Contributors: Kumar, P.P (Contributor) ; Kumar, & Head Pratap (Contributor)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Leiden BRILL 2004
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Further subjects:B South Asians (Foreign countries) Religion
B South Asians ; Foreign countries ; Social life and customs
B South Asians ; Foreign countries ; Religion
B Electronic books
B South Asians (Foreign countries) Social life and customs
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520 |a Intro -- CONTENTS -- Introduction -- I. JAINS AND BUDDHISTS -- The Jain Plate: The Semiotics of the Diaspora Diet -- (Re) Creating Transnational Religious Identity within the Jaina Community of Toronto -- Sri Lankan Theravada Buddhism in London: Religiosity and Communal Activities of a Diaspora Community -- II. HINDUS -- Becoming a Colour of the Rainbow: The Social Integration of Indian Hindus in Trinidad, Analysed along a Phase Model Diaspora -- The Hindu Diaspora in The Netherlands: Halfway Between Local Structures and Global Ideologies -- Tamil Hindu Places of Worship in Germany -- Establishing Ritual Space in the Hindu Diaspora in Norway -- The Hindu Religious Traditions in Minnesota -- Reversing the Gaze in America: Parody in Divali Performance at Connecticut College -- The Swaminarayan Movement -- III. CHRISTIANS -- Transformation of Marriage Patterns in the Kerala Diaspora in the U.S. -- Rethinking Hybridity: The Syro-Malabar Church in North America -- IV. MUSLIMS -- Negotiating Identities: The Case of Indian Muslims in South Africa -- Structural and Cultural Racism in the Educational Underachievement of British South Asian Muslims -- Embracing Allah and Sexuality? South-Asian Non-Heterosexual Muslims in Britain -- V. PARSIS AND SIKHS -- The Zoroastrian Diaspora -- Mobilising seva ("Service"): Modes of Sikh Diasporic Action -- VI. SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITIES: SOME KEY ISSUES -- Taxonomy of the Indian Diaspora in South Africa: Problems and Issues in Defining Their Identity -- Punjabi Religion Amongst the South Asian Diaspora in Britain: The Role of the Baba -- Haunting Stories: Narrative Transmissions of South Asian Identities in Diaspora -- Performances of Multiculturalism: South Asian Communities in Sydney -- Hindus and Sikhs: Community Development and Religious Discrimination in England and Wales -- Future Prospects -- Contributors -- Index. 
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