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Hindu, Sufi, or Sikh : Contested Practices and Identifications of Sindhi Hindus in India and Beyond / by S. Ramey.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ramey, Steven Wesley.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Religions.
- Islam.
- Hinduism.
- Comparative Religion.
- Local Subjects:
- Comparative Religion.
- Islam.
- Hinduism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (239 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2008.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- Placing Sindhis
- Debating institutions
- Defining movements
- Presenting sacred figures
- Celebrating heritage
- Personalizing traditions
- Conclusions : understanding differences.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-212) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786612198984
- 9781282198982
- 128219898X
- 9780230616226
- 0230616224
- OCLC:
- 433975711
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