| Description |
1 online resource (xxiv, 513 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
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Numen book series. Studies in the history of religions, 0169-8834 ; v. 101 |
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Studies in the history of religions ; 101.
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| Contents |
The Jain plate / A. Vallely -- (Re)creating transnational religious identity within the Jaina community of Toronto / Mikal Austin Radford -- Sri Lankan Theravada Buddhism in London / M. Deegalle -- Becoming a colour of the rainbow / M. Baumann -- The Hindu diaspora in the Netherlands / C.J.G. van der Burg -- Tamil Hindu places of worship in Germany / B. Luchesi -- Establishing ritual space in the Hindu diaspora in Norway / K.A. Jacobsen -- The Hindu religious traditions in Minnesota / I.Y. Junghare -- Reversing the gaze in America / L.B. Harlan -- The Swaminarayan movement / R. Dwyer -- Transformation of marriage patterns in the Kerala diaspora in the U.S. / A. Lindberg -- Rethinking hybridity / C.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 Asia Muslims / T. Abbas -- Embracing Allah and sexuality? / A.K.T. Yip -- The Zoroastrian diaspora / J.R. Hinnells -- Mobilising seva / A. Murphy -- Taxonomy of the Indian diaspora in South Africa / P. Pratap Kumar -- Punjabi religion amongst the South Asian diaspora in Britain / S.S. Chohan -- Haunting stories / K. Narayan -- Performances of multiculturalism / C. Hartney -- Hindus and Sikhs / P. Weller -- Future prospects / K.A. Jacobsen, P. Pratap Kumar |
| Summary |
This work deals with a phenomenon of increasing global significance, the South Asian diaspora. The case studies explore and analyze the social, religious and cultural reality of people in the diaspora belonging to Jainism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, Islam, and Sikhism |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
South Asians -- Foreign countries -- Social life and customs
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South Asians -- Foreign countries -- Religion
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South Asian diaspora -- Social life and customs
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South Asian diaspora -- Religion
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HISTORY -- World.
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Religionsphänomenologie
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Geschichte
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Südasien
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Jacobsen, Knut A., 1956-
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Kumar, P. Pratap, 1952-
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| ISBN |
9004124888 |
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9789004124882 |
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1423712110 |
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9781423712114 |
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9047401409 |
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9789047401407 |
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1280466642 |
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9781280466649 |
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9786610466641 |
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6610466645 |
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