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New homelands : Hindu communities in Mauritius, Guyana, Trinidad, South Africa Fiji and East Africa /

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This book is the story of how in six different locations indentured workers from India were able to design Hindu communities for themselves, and how those communities continue to thrive in those postcolonial societies.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Younger, Paul
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Subjects:
Hindu diaspora > History.
East Indians > Foreign countries > Religion.
East Indians > Foreign countries > Social conditions.
Hindous > Pays étrangers > Histoire.
Indiens (Habitants de l'Inde) > Pays étrangers > Religion.
Indiens (Habitants de l'Inde) > Pays étrangers > Conditions sociales.
Hinduism.
RELIGION.
History.
Hindu diaspora
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction; Story One: Mauritius: A Parallel Society; Story Two: Guyana: Invented Traditions; Story Three: Trinidad: Ethnic Religion; Story Four: South Africa: Reform Religion; Story Five: Fiji: A Segregated Society; Story Six: East Africa: Caste Religion; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index.