Religious identity constitutes a key element in the formation, development and sustenance of South Asian diasporic communities. Through studies of South Asian communities situated in multiple locales, this book explores the role of religious identity in the social and political organization of the diaspora. It accounts for the factors that underlie the modification of ritual practice in the process of resettlement, and considers how multicultural policies in the adopted state, trans-generational changes and the proliferation of transnational media has impacted the development of these identities in the diaspora. Also crucial is the gender dimension, in terms of how religion and caste affect women’s roles in the South Asian diaspora. What emerges then from the way separate communities in the diaspora negotiate religion are diverse patterns that are strategic and contingent. Yet, paradoxically, the dynamic and evolving relationship between religion and diaspora becomes necessary, even imperative, for sustaining a cohesive collective identity in these communities. This bookw as published as a special issue of South Asian Diaspora.
| ISBN: | 9780415708159 |
| Publication date: | 19th October 2013 |
| Author: | Rajesh Rai |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 160 pages |
| Genres: |
Regional / International studies Regional geography Human geography Religion: general Sociology Ethnic studies Colonialism and imperialism Gender studies: women and girls Social and cultural anthropology Hinduism |
Religious identity constitutes a key element in the formation, development and sustenance of South Asian diasporic communities. Through studies of South Asian communities situated in multiple locales, this book explores the role of religious identity in the social and political organization of the diaspora. It accounts for the factors that underlie the modification of ritual practice in the process of resettlement, and considers how multicultural policies in the adopted state, trans-generational changes and the proliferation of transnational media has impacted the development of these identities in the diaspora. Also crucial is the gender dimension, in terms of how religion and caste affect women’s roles in the South Asian diaspora. What emerges then from the way separate communities in the diaspora negotiate religion are diverse patterns that are strategic and contingent. Yet, paradoxically, the dynamic and evolving relationship between religion and diaspora becomes necessary, even imperative, for sustaining a cohesive collective identity in these communities. This bookw as published as a special issue of South Asian Diaspora.
Religion and Identity in the South Asian Diaspora features in the following genres: Regional / International studies, Regional geography, Human geography, Religion: general, Sociology, Ethnic studies, Colonialism and imperialism, Gender studies: women and girls, Social and cultural anthropology, Hinduism
Religion and Identity in the South Asian Diaspora is available in Hardback
Religion and Identity in the South Asian Diaspora was written by Rajesh Rai and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd
Religion and Identity in the South Asian Diaspora has 160 pages
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