Diaspora, Identity and Religion

Diaspora, Identity and Religion
Title Diaspora, Identity and Religion PDF eBook
Author Carolin Alfonso
Publisher Routledge
Pages 222
Release 2004-07-31
Genre Political Science
ISBN 113439036X

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Examines the development of the concept of diaspora and new perspectives on global networks and local identities. Features case histories on the Caribbean, Irish, Irish-American, Armenian, African and Greek diasporas.

Religion in Diaspora

Religion in Diaspora
Title Religion in Diaspora PDF eBook
Author Sondra L. Hausner
Publisher Springer
Pages 349
Release 2015-10-13
Genre Social Science
ISBN 1137400307

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This edited collection addresses the relationship between diaspora, religion and the politics of identity in the modern world. It illuminates religious understandings of citizenship, association and civil society, and situates them historically within diverse cultures of memory and state traditions.

Religion and Identity in the South Asian Diaspora

Religion and Identity in the South Asian Diaspora
Title Religion and Identity in the South Asian Diaspora PDF eBook
Author Rajesh Rai
Publisher Routledge
Pages 160
Release 2017-07-05
Genre Social Science
ISBN 1351551590

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Religious identity constitutes a key element in the formation, development and sustenance of South Asian diasporic communities. Through studies of South Asian communities situated in multiple locales, this book explores the role of religious identity in the social and political organization of the diaspora. It accounts for the factors that underlie the modification of ritual practice in the process of resettlement, and considers how multicultural policies in the adopted state, trans-generational changes and the proliferation of transnational media has impacted the development of these identities in the diaspora. Also crucial is the gender dimension, in terms of how religion and caste affect women’s roles in the South Asian diaspora. What emerges then from the way separate communities in the diaspora negotiate religion are diverse patterns that are strategic and contingent. Yet, paradoxically, the dynamic and evolving relationship between religion and diaspora becomes necessary, even imperative, for sustaining a cohesive collective identity in these communities. This bookw as published as a special issue of South Asian Diaspora.

Muslim Diaspora

Muslim Diaspora
Title Muslim Diaspora PDF eBook
Author Haideh Moghissi
Publisher Routledge
Pages 265
Release 2007-01-24
Genre Education
ISBN 1135985413

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This book charts the experiences of the Islamic diaspora around the world. It incorporates a broad range of case studies and includes issues such as identity, religious background and gender.

Diaspora, Identity and Religion

Diaspora, Identity and Religion
Title Diaspora, Identity and Religion PDF eBook
Author Carolin Alfonso
Publisher Routledge
Pages 426
Release 2004-07-31
Genre Political Science
ISBN 1134390351

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Over the last decade, concepts of diaspora and locality have gained complex new meanings in political discourse as well as in social and cultural studies. Diaspora, in particular, has acquired new meanings related to notions such as global deterritorialization, transnational migration and cultural hybridity. The authors discuss the key concepts and theory, focus on the meaning of religion both as a factor in forming diasporic social organisations, as well as shaping and maintaining diasporic identities, and the appropriation of space and place in history. It includes up to date research of the Caribbean, Irish, Armenian, African and Greek diasporas.

Religion, Diaspora and Cultural Identity

Religion, Diaspora and Cultural Identity
Title Religion, Diaspora and Cultural Identity PDF eBook
Author J.W. Pulis
Publisher Routledge
Pages 436
Release 2014-01-02
Genre Religion
ISBN 1134390629

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Although the religions of the Caribbean have been a subject of popular media, there have been few ethnographic publications. This text is a much-needed and long overdue addition to Caribbean studies and the exploration of ideas, beliefs, and religious practices of Caribbean folk in diaspora and at home. Drawing upon ethnographic and historical research in a variety of contexts and settings, the contributors to this volume explore the relationship between religious and social life. Whether practiced at home or abroad, the contributors contend that the religions of Caribbean folk are dynamic and creative endeavors that have mediated the ongoing and open-ended relation between local and global, historical and contemporary change.

The Diaspora of Brazilian Religions

The Diaspora of Brazilian Religions
Title The Diaspora of Brazilian Religions PDF eBook
Author
Publisher BRILL
Pages 407
Release 2013-03-27
Genre Religion
ISBN 9004246037

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The Diaspora of Brazilian Religions explores the global spread of religions originating in Brazil, a country that has emerged as a major pole of religious innovation and production. Through ethnographically-rich case studies throughout the world, ranging from the Americas (Canada, the U.S., Peru, and Argentina) and Europe (the U.K., Portugal, and the Netherlands) to Asia (Japan) and Oceania (Australia), the book examines the conditions, actors, and media that have made possible the worldwide construction, circulation, and consumption of Brazilian religious identities, practices, and lifestyles, including those connected with indigenized forms of Pentecostalism and Catholicism, African-based religions such as Candomblé and Umbanda, as well as diverse expressions of New Age Spiritism and Ayahuasca-centered neo-shamanism like Vale do Amanhecer and Santo Daime. Contributors include Ushi Arakaki, Dario Paulo Barrera Rivera, Brenda Carranza, Anthony D'Andrea, Sara Delamont, Alejandro Frigerio, Alberto Groisman, Annick Hernandez, Clara Mafra, Cecília Mariz, Deirdre Meintel, Carmen Rial, Cristina Rocha, Camila Sampaio, Clara Saraiva, Olivia Sheringham, Neil Stephens, José Claúdio Souza Alves, Claudia Swatowiski, and Manuel A. Vásquez.