Hindu, Sufi, or Sikh
Subtitle: contested practices and identifications of Sindhi Hindus in India and beyond
By: Steven W. Ramey.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan; Springer
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 237
ISBN-13: 9780230608320
Subjects: Sindhi (South Asian people) -- India -- Religion; Sindhi (South Asian people) -- India -- Ethnic identity; Hinduism -- Relations; Hindus -- Pakistan -- Sindh -- Migrations
Description: "This multi-sited ethnography considers the impact of contested definitions on the experiences and representations of Sindhi Hindus. Ramey recognizes how the dominant definitions of Hinduism, Islam, and Sikhism challenge communities who defy such understandings and analyzes the ways Sindhi Hindus have established their unconventional practices and heritage in the context of their diaspora. By analyzing concrete examples of the creation of a heritage in the context of migration, this book considers the implications of representations of religions for Sindhi Hindus and other similar communities."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.        ) and index.
Table of contents: title: Placing Sindhis; title: Debating institutions; title: Defining movements; title: Presenting sacred figures; title: Celebrating heritage; title: Personalizing traditions; title: Conclusions : understanding differences.