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South Asian Religious Diaspora in Britain, Canada, and the United States

Häftad, Engelska, 2000

AvHarold Coward,John R. Hinnells,Raymond Brady Williams

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Explores religious experience in the South Asian immigrant communities of Britain, Canada, and the United States.This book explores the experience of religious communities that have migrated from South Asia (India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh) to live in Britain, Canada, and the United States, three countries sharing a common language (English) and an interwoven history. The work introduces the migration history of Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs along with the cultural nuances of these traditions. The contributors discuss the various communities' experiences that grow out of or are related to religion. The book shows how traditions are reformed or reinvented and how they are passed on, both through the family and through institutions. Issues related to public policy and minority status are also addressed. While the main focus is on the Hindu, Muslim, and Sikh communities, specific sections also cover South Asian Christians, the Zoroastrian diaspora, and new religious movements in the West led by South Asians. The book strikes a balance between stories and statistics in order to emphasize the narrative of the immigrants' experience.[Contributors include: Roger Ballard, Judith Coney, Harold Coward, Diana L. Eck, Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad, John R. Hinnells, Kim Knott, Gurinder Singh Mann, Sheila McDonough, Jørgen S. Nielsen, Joseph T. O'Connell, and Raymond Brady Williams.]

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Utgivningsdatum2000-02-17
Mått152 x 229 x 21 mm
Vikt435 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieSUNY series in Religious Studies
Antal sidor312
FörlagState University of New York Press
ISBN9780791445105

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Harold Coward is Director at the Centre for Studies in Religion and Society at the University of Victoria, British Columbia, and coeditor of Visions of a New Earth, with Daniel C. Maguire, also from SUNY Press. John R. Hinnells is Research Professor of Comparative Religion at the University of Derby, England, and author of Zoroastrians in Britain. Raymond Brady Williams , LaFollette Distinguished Professor in the Humanities at Wabash College in Indiana, is the author of Religions of Immigrants from India and Pakistan: New Threads in the American Tapestry.

Acknowledgments Introduction: South Asian Religions in Migration John R. Hinnells1. South Asian Christians in Britain, Canada, and the United StatesRaymond Brady Williams2. The Zoroastrian Diaspora in Britain, Canada, and the United StatesJohn R. Hinnells3. New Religious Movements in the West Led by South AsiansJudith ConeyPart I: South Asians in Britain—Introduction John R. Hinnells4. Hinduism in BritainKim Knott5. Muslims in Britain: Ethnic Minorities, Community, or Ummah?Jørgen S. Nielsen6. The Growth and Changing Character of the Sikh Presence in BritainRoger BallarPart II: South Asians in Canada—Introduction Harold Coward7. Hinduism in CanadaHarold Coward8. The Muslims of CanadaSheila Mcdonough9. Sikh Religio-Ethnic Experience in CanadaJoseph T. O'connellPart III: South Asians in the United States—Introduction Raymond Brady Williams10. Negotiating Hindu Identities in AmericaDiana L. Eck11. At Home in the Hijra: South Asian Muslims in the United StatesYvonne Yazbeck Haddad12. Sikhism in the United States of AmericaGurinder Singh MannConclusion: Trajectories for Future Studies Raymond Brady WilliamsList of Contributors Index

"The volume's contributors are scholars known and respected in their fields; their input to this volume is professional and scholarly. The individual chapters are informative and insightful. The main contribution of the book, though, is the cumulative impact of bringing so much information before the readers. The book takes up a very important and timely topic, the increasingly religiously and culturally significant presence of South Asians in the West." — Francis X. Clooney, S.J., author of Theology After Vedanta and Seeing Through Texts