Indian Traditions
Out of India: Immigrant Hindus and South Asian Hinduism in the USA
By and , Butler University (January 2009)
Section: Indian Traditions
Subjects: Religion in America, Indian Traditions, Religion, Anthropology.
Key Topics: pluralism, caste, minorities, gods, goddesses, globalization, diaspora.
Abstract
The article provides a survey of research on immigrant Hindus and South Asian Hinduism in the USA, focusing in particular on certain trends in the development of American Hinduism (e.g., Americanization, protestantization, ecumenization, congregationalization, homogenization, and ritual adaptation) and prominent themes in more recent scholarship on the topic (e.g., race, transnational connections, and Hindu nationalism).
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-8171.2008.00121.x
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