Religion and Identity in the South Asian Diaspora |
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| Editor:
| Rai, Rajesh
Sankaran, Chitra |
| ISBN: | 978-0-415-70815-9 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group
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| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $79.95 |
Book Description:
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Through studies of diasporic communities in Africa, Asia, Europe and North America, this book explores the negotiation of religious identities with a diverse range of issues - caste, ethnicity, gender, modernity, minority status and transnationalism - and reveals the role and power of religion in sustaining collective identity in the South Asian Diaspora.
This book was published as a special issue of South Asian Diaspora.
Through studies of diasporic communities in Africa, Asia, Europe and North America, this book explores the negotiation of religious identities with a diverse range of issues - caste, ethnicity, gender, modernity, minority status and transnationalism - and reveals the role and power of religion in sustaining collective identity in the South Asian Diaspora.
This book was published as a special issue of South Asian Diaspora.