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Zusatztext "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 Informationen zum Autor STEVEN W. RAMEY is Assistant Professor, Department of Religious Studies, University of Alabama, USA. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Differing Understandings Placing Sindhis Debating Institutions Defining Movements Presenting Sacred Figures Celebrating Heritage Personalizing Traditions Conclusions: Understanding Differences
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Introduction: Differing Understandings Placing Sindhis Debating Institutions Defining Movements Presenting Sacred Figures Celebrating Heritage Personalizing Traditions Conclusions: Understanding Differences
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"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
