South Asians in the diaspora : histories and religious traditions / / edited by Knut A. Jacobsen and P. Pratap Kumar

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910810517803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2004
• ISBN: 1-280-46664-2; 9786610466641; 1-4237-1211-0; 90-474-0140-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (558 p.)
• Collana: Numen book series. Studies in the history of religions, , 0169-8834 ; ; v. 101
• Altri autori (Persone): JacobsenKnut A. <1956->; KumarP. Pratap <1952->
• Disciplina: 909/.04914
• Soggetti: South Asians - Foreign countries - Social life and customs; South Asians - Foreign countries - Religion
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preliminary Material / Knut A. Jacobsen and P. Pratap Kumar -- The Jain Plate: The Semiotics of the Diaspora Diet / Anne Vallely -- (Re) Creating Transnational Religious Identity within the Jaina Community of Toronto / Mikal Austin Radford -- Sri Lankan Theravada Buddhism in London: Religiosity and Communal Activities of a Diaspora Community / Mahinda Deegalle -- Becoming a Colour of the Rainbow: The Social Integration of Indian Hindus in Trinidad, Analysed along a Phase Model Diaspora / Martin Baumann -- The Hindu Diaspora in The Netherlands: Halfway Between Local Structures and Global Ideologies / Corstiaan J. G. van der Burg -- Tamil Hindu Places of Worship in Germany / Brigitte Luchesi -- Establishing Ritual Space in the Hindu Diaspora in Norway / Knut A. Jacobsen -- The Hindu Religious Traditions in Minnesota / Indira Y. Junghare -- Reversing the Gaze in America: Parody in Divali Performance at Connecticut College / Lindsey B. Harlan -- The Swaminarayan Movement / Rachel Dwyer -- Transformation of Marriage Patterns in the Kerala Diaspora in the U.S. / Anna Lindberg -- Rethinking Hybridity: The Syro-Malabar Church in North America / ; Clara A. B. Joseph -- Negotiating Identities: The Case of Indian Muslims in South Africa / S. E. Dangor -- Structural and Cultural Racism in the Educational Underachievement of British South Asian Muslims / Tahir Abbas -- Embracing Allah and Sexuality? South-Asian Non-Heterosexual Muslims in Britain / Andrew K. T. Yip -- The Zoroastrian Diaspora / John R. Hinnells -- Mobilising seva (”Service”): Modes of Sikh Diasporic Action / Anne Murphy -- Taxonomy of the Indian Diaspora in South Africa: Problems and Issues in Defining Their Identity / P. Pratap Kumar -- Punjabi Religion Amongst the South Asian Diaspora in Britain: The Role of the Baba / Sandeep Singh Chohan -- Haunting Stories: Narrative Transmissions of South Asian Identities in Diaspora / Kirin Narayan -- Performances of Multiculturalism: South Asian Communities in Sydney / Christopher Hartney -- Hindus and Sikhs: Community Development and Religious Discrimination in England and Wales / Paul Weller -- Future Prospects / Knut A. Jacobsen and P. Pratap Kumar -- Contributors / Knut A. Jacobsen and P. Pratap Kumar -- Index / Knut A. Jacobsen and P. Pratap Kumar -- Studies in the History of Religions Numen Book Series / Knut A. Jacobsen and P. Pratap Kumar.
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume deals with a phenomenon of increasing global significance, the South Asian diaspora. In particular it deals with the role of religion. The diversity of religious life in South Asia is remarkable and much of this diversity is replicated in the diaspora communities around the world. The case studies in this book explore and analyse the social, religious and cultural reality of people in the diaspora belonging to Jainism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, Islam, Sikhism and Zoroastrianism and originating from four of the South Asian nation states (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka). The book highlights the religious diversity that exists in the diaspora communities both across the traditions and within the particular religions.