A Place at the Multicultural Table : the Development of an American Hinduism /

Multiculturalism in the United States is commonly lauded as a positive social ideal celebrating the diversity of our nation. But, in reality, immigrants often feel pressured to create a singular formulation of their identity that does not reflect the diversity of cultures that exist in their homelan...

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Tác giả chính: Kurien, Prema A., 1963- (Tác giả)
Định dạng: Licensed eBooks
Ngôn ngữ:Tiếng Anh
Được phát hành: Piscataway : Rutgers University Press, 2007.
Loạt:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Mục lục:
  • The transformation of Hinduism in the United States
  • Hinduism in India
  • Transplanting Hinduism in the United States
  • We are better Hindus here : Local associations
  • The abode of God: temples
  • Forging an official Hinduism in India: Hindu umbrella organizations
  • Forging an official Hinduism in the United States: Hindu American umbrella organizations
  • Re-visioning Indian history: Internet Hinduism
  • Challenging American pluralism: Hindu Americans in the public sphere
  • Being young, brown, and Hindu: student organizations
  • The development of an American Hinduism.