Imagining religious communities: transnational Hindus and their narrative performances
Based on ethnographic research with a transnational Hindu family and its social networks, this text examines the ways that middle-class Hindu communities are engaged actively in creating and maintaining their communities. Imagination as a social practice has been a crucial component of defining a tr...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Oxford University Press
2019
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| In: | Year: 2019 |
| Series/Journal: | Oxford scholarship online
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| Further subjects: | B
Hindu Diaspora
B Hindus ; Religious life B Religious communities B Hindus ; Migrations B Hindus ; Social life and customs |
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9780190941222 |
| Summary: | Based on ethnographic research with a transnational Hindu family and its social networks, this text examines the ways that middle-class Hindu communities are engaged actively in creating and maintaining their communities. Imagination as a social practice has been a crucial component of defining a transnational life in the moments between actual contact across borders, and the narratives community members tell are key components of communicating these social imaginaries. |
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| Item Description: | Also issued in print: 2019. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on July 10, 2019) |
| ISBN: | 0190941251 |