Religious conversion and the renegotiation of gender identity amongst Indian women in Chatsworth in Durban South Africa
This paper is an ethnographic account of how context specific operations of power manifest in the inter-related sites of gender, caste, ethnicity and religion to affect the ideals of Indian women after undergoing religious conversion from Hinduism to Christianity. The effects of conversion are not j...
| Published in: | Nidān |
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| Authors: | ; |
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Univ.
2010
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Nidān
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| Further subjects: | B
Gender Identity
B Indian women converts B Religious Conversion B Empowerment |
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| Summary: | This paper is an ethnographic account of how context specific operations of power manifest in the inter-related sites of gender, caste, ethnicity and religion to affect the ideals of Indian women after undergoing religious conversion from Hinduism to Christianity. The effects of conversion are not just confined to the religious sphere but also impact on the cultural and socio-economic aspects of life. Through the use of the grounded theory methods and life histories and in-depth interviews, we illuminate ways in which these women's experiences of religious conversion impact on their gender roles and relations at the household level and their participation in the public sphere and how these in turn affect the renegotiation of their gender identities. The interviews reveal how these converts in grappling with their new faith; untangle the intricate and intertwining web of culture and religion, which they explained was not previously required of them under Hindu religion |
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| ISSN: | 2414-8636 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Nidān
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.58125/nidan.2010.1 |