One Foot in Helsinki, One Foot in Mayapur: iskcon Finland as a Glocal European Religion
iskcon is traditionally studied as a new religious movement (nrm) or an instance of diasporic Hinduism. I argue here that an examination of the Finnish branch of iskcon can be conceptualized as a case of a glocalized (global-local) religious movement wherein members have created amalgamated identiti...
| Published in: | Journal of religion in Europe |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Brill
2016
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| In: |
Journal of religion in Europe
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Finland
/ Hare-Krischna-Bewegung
/ Second-generation immigrants
/ Religious identity
/ Europe
/ Religion
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| RelBib Classification: | AZ New religious movements BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism KBE Northern Europe; Scandinavia ZB Sociology |
| Further subjects: | B
Glocal
globalization
Hinduism
iskcon
Finland
hybridity
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| Summary: | iskcon is traditionally studied as a new religious movement (nrm) or an instance of diasporic Hinduism. I argue here that an examination of the Finnish branch of iskcon can be conceptualized as a case of a glocalized (global-local) religious movement wherein members have created amalgamated identities straddling the borders between nation states and cultures. Members have created a hybrid religious community appealing to both native-born Finns seeking to challenge and redefine the notion of Finnishness and Europeanness, and Indian immigrants seeking to bridge the boundaries between their new Finnish social-religious context and their Indian social-religious heritage. It offers a powerful example of the way in which members of a religious community have utilized their religious identity to situate themselves within the contemporary context of a secularized neoliberal European state. |
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| ISSN: | 1874-8929 |
| Contains: | In: Journal of religion in Europe
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/18748929-00901004 |