Foreign religious bodies: constructing the religious 'other'

This is an exploratory paper that probes the relationship between segments of the local Hindu population and small groups of Hindu transnational migrant workers, based in the predominantly Indian suburb of Reservoir Hills, Durban, in KwaZulu Natal. The paper suggests that a process of othering takes...

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Main Author: Naidu, Maheshvari (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Univ. 2009
In: Nidān
Year: 2009, Volume: 21, Issue: 1, Pages: 127-148
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