Indian Diaspora - Socio-Cultural and Religious Worlds

The papers presented in this volume represent a wide variety of Indian diasporic experiences. From indenture labour to the present day immigrations, Indian diasporic narrative offers opportunities to evaluate afresh notions of ethnicity, race, caste, gender and religious diversity.

About the author

P. Pratap Kumar is a Professor Emeritus at the University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. He is author of several books and scholarly papers and has edited several books. His recent publications include: Hinduism and the Diaspora: A South African Narrative (2013); His edited volumes include: Classical and Contemporary Issues in Indian Philosophy and Religion (2013) and Contemporary Hinduism (2013).

Contributors are: Archana Kumar, Ram Narayan Tiwari, Ashutosh Kumar, Brij Vilash Lal, Inês Lourenço, Prea Persaud, Nalini Moodley, Carolyn V. Prorok, Thembisa Waetjen, Kalpana Hiralal, Sultan Khan, Shanta B Singh, Abdalla Khair Gabralla, Abul Fadl Mohsin Ebrahim, Sharmina Mawani, Anjoom Mukadam, Goolam Vahed, P. Pratap Kumar.

Product details

• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.01.2015
• EAN: 9789004287983
• ISBN: 978-90-04-28798-3
• No. of pages: 376
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 239 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 680 g
• Series: International Studies in Relig
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works