Hindu, Sufi, or Sikh

Contested Practices and Identifications of Sindhi Hindus in India and Beyond

S. Ramey (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

222 Seiten

2008
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
978-0-230-60832-0 (ISBN)

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By analyzing concrete examples of the creation of a heritage in the context of migration, this multi-sited ethnography considers the implications of representations of religions and diaspora for Sindhi Hindus and other similar communities.

STEVEN W. RAMEY is Assistant Professor, Department of Religious Studies, University of Alabama, USA.

Introduction: Differing Understandings Placing Sindhis Debating Institutions Defining Movements Presenting Sacred Figures Celebrating Heritage Personalizing Traditions Conclusions: Understanding Differences

Erscheint lt. Verlag	17.11.2008
Zusatzinfo	2 Illustrations, black and white; XV, 222 p. 2 illus.
Verlagsort	Basingstoke
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 216 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Hinduismus
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Islam
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-230-60832-9 / 0230608329
ISBN-13	978-0-230-60832-0 / 9780230608320
Zustand	Neuware