Diasporic Belonging in Religious Spaces: Insights from Within the Sri Lankan Diaspora

The changing social, cultural and physical characteristics and uses of public spaces by migrants are of longstanding interest to social scientists. Often embedded in uses of public spaces are splinters, resonances and connections to home and migration. This paper examines the religious spaces that S...

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Authors: Ratnam, Charishma (Author) ; Arambewela-Colley, Nadeeka (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2024
In: Journal of intercultural studies
Year: 2024, Volume: 45, Issue: 4, Pages: 722–740
Further subjects:B Belonging
B diaspora space
B Identity
B Sri Lankan diaspora
B Temples
B religious spaces
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