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100			_aVertovec, Steven
245		4	_aThe Hindu diaspora _b : comparative patterns _c/ Steven Vertovec
250			_aGlobal Diasporas Series
260			_aLondon / New York _b: Routledge _c, 2000
300			_a240 p.
520			_aFrom 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
650			_aReligion
650			_aHindu Religion
650			_aHindus, Hindu Diaspora
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