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The Hindu diaspora : comparative patterns / Steven Vertovec

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London / New York : Routledge , 2000Edition: Global Diasporas SeriesDescription: 240 pISBN:
  • 9780415238939
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 294.50904 VER
Summary: 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
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Prof. Romila Thapar's Collection SNU LIBRARY 294.50904 VER (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan Prof. Romila Thapar's Collection G7934
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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

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