Hindu Minorities and the Limits of Hindu Inclusiveness: Sindhi and Indo-Caribbean Hindu Communities in Atlanta

Some immigrant communities construct specific understandings of their cultural heritage that do not conform to the dominant forms of their coreligionists and other immigrants of their nationality. With expectations in the US about a unitary national and religious identification, these communities ha...

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Published in:International journal of Hindu studies 2011-08, Vol.15 (2), p.209-239
Main Author: Ramey, Steven
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Asian History
Communities
Community relations
Cultural background
Cultural identity
Diasporas
Gurus
Hinduism
Hindus
Immigrants
Indo-Aryan languages
Negotiation
Non-Western Philosophy
Noncitizens
Philosophy of Religion
Priests
Religion and Philosophy
Religious rituals
Religious Studies
Sikhism
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Summary:Some immigrant communities construct specific understandings of their cultural heritage that do not conform to the dominant forms of their coreligionists and other immigrants of their nationality. With expectations in the US about a unitary national and religious identification, these communities have to negotiate between their acquiescence to the larger immigrant and religious communities and their own construction of their regional heritage. The two communities in this study, Sindhi Hindus and Indo-Caribbean Hindus, demonstrate the complexity of negotiating these multiple identifications and pressures.
ISSN:1022-4556
1574-9282
DOI:10.1007/s11407-011-9104-9