South Asian Christian Diaspora

Name: South Asian Christian Diaspora
Brand: Taylor & Francis
SKU: 9780754662617
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Invisible Diaspora in Europe and North America

By Selva J. Raj

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South Asian Christian Diaspora offers the first comprehensive examination of South Asian Christians living in Europe and North America. It explores the pluralistic nature of this community, considering religious adherence, cultural traditions, and geographic origins. Key themes include institutionalisation of faith in new countries, identity challenges of belonging to minority immigrant and majority religion groups, social functions of rituals, language attitudes, generational transfer, and family life.
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This book is ideal for students and scholars in education, religious studies, migration studies, and South Asian cultural studies, especially those interested in the dynamics of diaspora communities.

A study of South Asian Christians living in Europe and North America, presenting the features of these diasporas, their community histories and their religious practices. It discusses the institutionalization of the religious traditions in new countries, the social functions of rituals, attitudes to language, and marriage and family life.

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The South Asian Christian diaspora is largely invisible in the literature about religion and migration. This is the first comprehensive study of South Asian Christians living in Europe and North America, presenting the main features of these diasporas, their community histories and their religious practices.

The South Asian Christian diaspora is pluralistic both in terms of religious adherence, cultural tradition and geographical areas of origin. South Asian Christian Diaspora gives justice to such pluralism and presents a multiplicity of cultures and traditions typical of the South Asian Christian diaspora.

Issues such as the institutionalisation of the religious traditions in new countries, identity, the paradox of belonging both to a minority immigrant group and a majority religion, the social functions of rituals, attitudes to language, generational transfer, and marriage and family life, are all discussed.

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Acclaimed as a long-overdue and valuable resource, this book is praised for its impressive scholarship and landmark study of a previously neglected subject. Experts highlight its contribution to understanding the social, religious, and cultural identity of South Asian Christians in the diaspora. It is noted for well-researched insights and is suitable for upper-level undergraduate or graduate study.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780754662617

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 11 December 2008

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Contributors:

Edited by Knut A. Jacobsen
Edited by Selva J. Raj

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 703g

Pages: 284

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Education & Reference Non-Fiction Religion & Spirituality Selva J. Raj

About the Author

Knut A. Jacobsen is the author or editor of 15 books and more than 60 academic articles, such as the books South Asian Religions on Display: Religious Processions in South Asia and in the Diaspora (London: Routledge 2008); Sikhismen: Historie, tradisjon og kultur (Kristiansand: Norwegian Academic Press, 2006); Theory and Practice of Yoga: Essays in Honour of Gerald James Larson (Leiden: Brill, 2005); South Asians in the Diaspora: Histories and Religious Traditions, co-edited with P. Pratap Kumar (Leiden: Brill, 2004); Hinduismen (Oslo: Pax, 2003); and Prakrti in Samkhya-Yoga: Material Principle, Religious Experience, Ethical Implications (New York: Peter Lang, 1999). He has a Ph. D. from the Department of Religious Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) from 1994. His professional interests include Hinduism, Yoga, Sikhism, Diaspora Studies, Religious Pluralism and Pilgrimage Studies. Selva J. Raj has edited two books, Dealing with Deities: The Ritual Vow in South Asia, co-edited with William P. Harman (Albany, NY: Suny Press, 2006); and Popular Christianity In India: Riting Between The Lines, co-edited with Corinne G. Dempsey (Albany, NY: Suny Press, 2002). Miracle As Modern Conundrum In South Asian Religious Traditions, co-edited with Corinne G. Dempsey, is forthcoming (Suny Press). He has published a number of articles. His Ph.D. is from The University of Chicago in the History of Religion from 1994. Professional interests include Hinduism, Buddhism, The Feminine in World Religions and Global Christianities. He has been given a number of academic honours and awards. Sadly Selva Raj died in March 2008. Knut A. Jacobsen, Selva J. Raj, Eleanor Nesbitt, Brigitte Sebastia, Urmila Goel, Brigitte Luchesi, Damaris Luthi, Helena Maria Mauricio C. Sant'ana, Freek L. Bakker, Elizabeth Cameron Galbraith, Farha Terniker, Nori Henk, Rachel Fell McDermott, Raymond Brady Williams.