Religious reconstruction in the south Asian diasporas
Subtitle: from one generation to another (migration, minorities and citizenship)
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: August 21, 2007
Place of publication: Basingstoke, Hampshire
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 335
ISBN-13: 9780333774014
Subjects: Ethnic studies; Religious groups; Social & cultural anthropology; Terrorism, freedom fighters, armed struggle; Asian And Oriental Religions; Religion; Sociology; Comparative Religion; Emigration & Immigration; Sociology of Religion; Social Science / Ethnic Studies; Eastern - General; Emigration And Immigration; Religious aspects; South Asia; South Asian diaspora; South Asians
Description: The outcome of an international scholarly collaboration, this collection examines how religions from South Asia have been reconstructed within Western settings and how identity is shaped, not only by migrants, but also by subsequent generations. Focusing on Britain, USA, Canada and Australia, chapters address the religions, social and political issues facing South Asian diasporas and examines how they have been effected by 9/11 and Britain's 7/7 as well as the bombings in Bali and Mumbai.
Table of contents: title: Introduction /​ John R. Hinnells; title: A reassessment of identity strategies amongst British South Asian Muslims /​ Ron Geaves; title: British Muslims and the search for religious guidance /​ Philip Lewis; title: The contribution of nurture in a sampradaya to young British Hindus' understanding of their tradition /​ Eleanor Nesbitt; title: Celibacy and salvation in the Swaminarayan movement /​ Rohit Barot; title: Death and bereavement in British South Asian diaspora communities /​ Shirley Firth; title: Parsi Zoroastrian experiences in four 'Western' countries : a comparative study /​ John R. Hinnells; title: Religion and ethnicity in America /​ Raymond Brady Williams; title: Public policy implications of Canada's multiculturalism for religious pluralism /​ Harold Coward; title: Cultural diversity, religious plurality and government policy in Australia /​ Gary D. Bouma; title: Religion in the educational system of England and Wales : law, policy and representation /​ Robert Jackson; title: South Asians in America post 9/​11 /​ Raymond Brady Williams; title: Law, religion and South Asians in diaspora /​ Werner Menski; title: Living with difference : a forgotten art in urgent need of Revival? /​ Roger Ballard