The Hindu diaspora : comparative patterns
Vertovec, Steven
The Hindu diaspora : comparative patterns / Steven Vertovec - Global Diasporas Series - London / New York : Routledge , 2000 - 240 p.
From Britain to the Caribbean, diasporic Hindus have substantially reformed their beliefs and practices in accordance with their historical and social circumstances. In this theoretically innovative analysis Steven Vertovec
* the historical construction of the category 'Hinduism in India'
* the formation of a distinctive Caribbean Hindu culture during the nineteenth century
* the role of youth groups in forging new identities during Trinidad's Hindu Renaissance
* the reproduction of regionally based identities and frictions in Britain's Hindu communities
* the differences in temple use across the diaspora.
This book provides a rich and fascinating view of the Hindu diaspora in the past, present and its possible futures
9780415238939
Religion
Hindu Religion
Hindus, Hindu Diaspora
294.50904 VER
The Hindu diaspora : comparative patterns / Steven Vertovec - Global Diasporas Series - London / New York : Routledge , 2000 - 240 p.
From Britain to the Caribbean, diasporic Hindus have substantially reformed their beliefs and practices in accordance with their historical and social circumstances. In this theoretically innovative analysis Steven Vertovec
* the historical construction of the category 'Hinduism in India'
* the formation of a distinctive Caribbean Hindu culture during the nineteenth century
* the role of youth groups in forging new identities during Trinidad's Hindu Renaissance
* the reproduction of regionally based identities and frictions in Britain's Hindu communities
* the differences in temple use across the diaspora.
This book provides a rich and fascinating view of the Hindu diaspora in the past, present and its possible futures
9780415238939
Religion
Hindu Religion
Hindus, Hindu Diaspora
294.50904 VER
