"Mandir" and visa status: purity, auspiciousness and Hindu homes in the USA
Mandirs are an important part of first generation Hindu homes of immigrants from India living in the USA who adhere to the essential Hindu principles of purity and auspiciousness in the mandir's placement and worship in their homes. This paper will argue that visa status of the immigrants plays...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
[2016]
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Material religion
Year: 2016, Volume: 12, Issue: 3, Pages: 322-345 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
USA
/ Hindus
/ Immigrants
/ Apartment
/ Cultic purity
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| RelBib Classification: | BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism KBQ North America |
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Diaspora (social sciences)
B home shrines, domestic space B Purity B Hinduism B auspiciousness B Immigrants B Homes |
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