Hindu Diaspora
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A01=Steven Vertovec
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Arya Samaj
Author_Steven Vertovec
Benaras Hindu University
Bhadase Sagan Maraj
bhagavata
Bhagavata Purana
British Asian Population
British Hindu
Caribbean Hindu
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communities
comparative religion research
cultural adaptation processes
Demotic Discourse
Diaspora Consciousness
diaspora identity transformation
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online
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ethnic minority studies
Hindu Diaspora
Hindu Temples
Holy Men
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Knott 1986b
Local Hindu Population
migration and religion
post-World War Ii Migration
PPP
purana
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
religious identity formation
RSS
samaj
Sanatan Dharm
South Asian Diasporas
temple
transnational communities
Trinidad Hinduism
Universal Hinduism
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Vertovec 1992b
Virat Hindu Sammelan
Product details
- ISBN 9780415238922
- Weight: 385g
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 26 Oct 2000
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Hinduism outside the Indian subcontinent represents a contrasting and scattered community. 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 examines:
* 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.
