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This book presents an original and comprehensive overview of the transformation of Mauritian Hinduism against the backdrop of globalisation. It discusses themes such as the cult of Baharia Puja; the cult of "Camp De Masque"; changes in popular cults; temples and associative strategies of social integration; emergence of Hanuman; ritual innovations in politics and, religious and political transformation due to globalisation to highlight the link between the reinvention of Hinduism and Mauritian capitalism.
The first of its kind, this book with its rich ethnographic accounts, will be an essential read for scholars and researchers of religion, Hinduism, social anthropology, sociology, cultural studies, diaspora studies, sociology of religion and African studies.
List of contents
List of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1 The cult of Baharia Puja in Camp de Masque Pavé at the kalimai of Petite Cabanne
2 The Amourou Puja cult of Camp de Masque
3 The transformation of popular cults on crown lands
4 Kalimai temples and community strategies: The emergence of Hanuman
5 The New Deal: Religious and political transformation
6 Kalimai temple transformations and changes in rituals
Conclusion
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
About the author
Suzanne Chazan-Gillig is an anthropologist and was formerly a senior researcher and consultant at Institute Research and Development (IRD), France. She earned a doctorate in anthropology from the University of Paris V. She has written several books in French and has carried out extensive fieldwork in Madagascar. Her book on Sakalava Society in Madagascar was published in 1991. She has extensively published her research papers in refereed journals in both English and French. She has also conducted empirical research in Mauritius on the topic of migrations, exchange and industrialisation in the context of globalisation on markets. Since 2002 she has been studying the social changes on the west coast of Madagascar.
Pavitranand Ramhota is Associate Professor and Head of Department of Diaspora and Transnational Studies at the Rabindranath Tagore Institute, Mauritius. He has been UNICEF Consultant on “Women and Children in Mauritius” and UNESCO Consultant on the cultural heritage of Indian immigrants in Mauritius. He obtained a PhD in social anthropology with distinction from the Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (Inalco), Paris. He has contributed several articles in refereed journals, and has organised many international seminars and conferences. He is currently working on Indian migration in the occidental Indian Ocean with a perspective of comparative forms of Hinduism and the world of capitalism.
Summary
This book presents an overview of the transformation of Mauritian Hinduism against the backdrop of globalisation. It discusses themes such as popular cults; temples and associative strategies of social integration; ritual innovations in politics and religious and political transformation; the reinvention of Hinduism and Mauritian capitalism.
