Imagining religious communities : transnational Hindus and their narrative performances /

Based on ethnographic research with a transnational Hindu family and its social networks, this text examines the ways that middle-class Hindu communities are engaged actively in creating and maintaining their communities. Imagination as a social practice has been a crucial component of defining a tr...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Saunders, Jennifer B.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Zusammenfassung:
Based on ethnographic research with a transnational Hindu family and its social networks, this text examines the ways that middle-class Hindu communities are engaged actively in creating and maintaining their communities. Imagination as a social practice has been a crucial component of defining a transnational life in the moments between actual contact across borders, and the narratives community members tell are key components of communicating these social imaginaries.
Umfang:
1 online resource (265 pages)
Anmerkungen:
Also issued in print: 2019.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-094124-3
0-19-094125-1
0-19-094123-5
Schlagworte:
Hindu diaspora.
Hindus > Migrations.
Religious communities.
Hindus > Religious life.
Hindus > Social life and customs.
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