‘Returning to our spiritual roots’: African Hindus in Ghana negotiating religious space and identity
This paper examines the phenomenon of the ‘African Hindu’ in the context of the discussions on ‘transnational Hinduism’. I also report on how these African Hindus resort to a reinterpretation of the history of their Ghanaian indigenous (traditional) religion and culture in their attempt to find reli...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2017
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Journal of religion in Africa
Year: 2017, Volume: 47, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 405-437 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Ghana
/ Hindus
/ Religious identity
/ Cultural identity
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| RelBib Classification: | BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism KBN Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Further subjects: | B
Acculturation
B Religion B Hinduism B Effect B Effects B Traditional culture B Cultural identity B Transculturation B Hindus B Culture |
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