Hindu, Sufi, or Sikh: Contested Practices and Identifications of Sindhi Hindus in India and Beyond

by S. Ramey

Overview

By analyzing concrete examples of the creation of a heritage in the context of migration, this multi-sited ethnography considers the implications of representations of religions and diaspora for Sindhi Hindus and other similar communities.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781349375189
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication date:	11/17/2008
Edition description:	1st ed. 2008
Pages:	222
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

STEVEN W. RAMEY is Assistant Professor, Department of Religious Studies, University of Alabama, USA.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Differing Understandings Placing Sindhis Debating Institutions Defining Movements Presenting Sacred Figures Celebrating Heritage Personalizing Traditions Conclusions: Understanding Differences

Editorial Reviews

"Ramey's book on the Hindu Sindhis of Lucknow is a valuable work of scholarship - the only full-scale ethnology of Hindu Sindhis in India. Ramey gives us a rich sense of the people and traditions he depicts, while keeping his larger analytical questions in view." - Daniel Richard Gold, Professor of South Asian Religions, Cornell University

"The questions on religious assumptions that we all make are raised by this book, making it a 'must-read' for all, but moreso for every Sindhi Hindu." - East and West Series

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