The Hindu diaspora : comparative patterns / Steven Vertovec

Vertovec, Steven

ISBN 10: 0415238935 / ISBN 13: 9780415238939

Published by London ; New York : Routledge, 2000

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Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; ix, 190 pages. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-182) and index. Contents; Tracing transformations of Hinduism -- 'Official' and 'popular' Hinduism: historical and contemporary trends in Surinam, Trinidad and Guyana -- Religion and ethnic ideology: the Hindu youth movement in Trinidad -- Reproduction and representation: the growth of Hinduism in Britain -- Category and quandary: Indo-Caribbean Hindus in Britain -- Community and congregation: Hindu temples in London -- Three meanings of 'diaspora' -- Conclusion. Subjects; Hindu diaspora. Hindus Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad. Hindus West Indies. RELIGION Comparative Religion. 3 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Hindu diaspora : comparative patterns / Steven Vertovec
• Publisher: London ; New York : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415238935
• ISBN 13: 9780415238939
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Weight: 3 kilograms

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Robin Cohen