South Asian Christian Diaspora

Invisible Diaspora in Europe and North America

Selva J. Raj, Knut A. Jacobsen (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

284 Seiten

2016
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-25246-2 (ISBN)

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The South Asian Christian diaspora is largely invisible in the literature about religion and migration. This is the first comprehensive study of South Asian Christians living in Europe and North America, presenting the main features of these diasporas, their community histories and their religious practices. The South Asian Christian diaspora is pluralistic both in terms of religious adherence, cultural tradition and geographical areas of origin. This book gives justice to such pluralism and presents a multiplicity of cultures and traditions typical of the South Asian Christian diaspora. Issues such as the institutionalization of the religious traditions in new countries, identity, the paradox of belonging both to a minority immigrant group and a majority religion, the social functions of rituals, attitudes to language, generational transfer, and marriage and family life, are all discussed.

Knut A. Jacobsen is the author or editor of 15 books and more than 60 academic articles, such as the books South Asian Religions on Display: Religious Processions in South Asia and in the Diaspora (London: Routledge 2008); Sikhismen: Historie, tradisjon og kultur (Kristiansand: Norwegian Academic Press, 2006); Theory and Practice of Yoga: Essays in Honour of Gerald James Larson (Leiden: Brill, 2005); South Asians in the Diaspora: Histories and Religious Traditions, co-edited with P. Pratap Kumar (Leiden: Brill, 2004); Hinduismen (Oslo: Pax, 2003); and Prakrti in Samkhya-Yoga: Material Principle, Religious Experience, Ethical Implications (New York: Peter Lang, 1999). He has a Ph. D. from the Department of Religious Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) from 1994. His professional interests include Hinduism, Yoga, Sikhism, Diaspora Studies, Religious Pluralism and Pilgrimage Studies. Selva J. Raj has edited two books, Dealing with Deities: The Ritual Vow in South Asia, co-edited with William P. Harman (Albany, NY: Suny Press, 2006); and Popular Christianity In India: Riting Between The Lines, co-edited with Corinne G. Dempsey (Albany, NY: Suny Press, 2002). Miracle As Modern Conundrum In South Asian Religious Traditions, co-edited with Corinne G. Dempsey, is forthcoming (Suny Press). He has published a number of articles. His Ph.D. is from The University of Chicago in the History of Religion from 1994. Professional interests include Hinduism, Buddhism, The Feminine in World Religions and Global Christianities. He has been given a number of academic honours and awards. Sadly Selva Raj died in March 2008.

Introduction, Knut A. Jacobsen, Selva J. Raj; partONE Europe; Chapter 1 South Asian Christians in the UK, Eleanor Nesbitt; Chapter 2, Brigitte Sébastia; Chapter 3 The Seventieth Anniversary of ‘John Matthew’: On ‘Indian’ Christians in Germany, Urmila Goel; Chapter 4 Seeking the Blessing of the Consolatrix Afflictorum: The Annual Pilgrimage of Sri Lankan Tamils to the Madonna in Kevelaer (Germany), Brigitte Luchesi; Chapter 5 Perpetuating Religious and Social Concepts in the Extended Motherland: Tamil Christians in Berne (Switzerland), Damaris Lüthi; Chapter 6 Creating Sri Lankan Tamil Catholic Space in the South Asian Diaspora in Norway, Knut A. Jacobsen; Chapter 7 Goans and Damanians in Portugal: An Overview of a Singular Diaspora, Helena Maria, Mauricio C. Sant’ana; Chapter 8 Surinamese East Indian Christians in the Netherlands, Freek L. Bakker; partTWO North America; Chapter 9 The Culture of Asian Indian Catholicism in North America, Elizabeth Cameron Galbraith; Chapter 10, Selva J. Raj; Chapter 11 Indian Christians and Marriage Patterns, Farha Ternikar; Chapter 12 Doing Friendship, Making Contacts and Building Trust: Christian Indian Responses to Religious Diversity, Nori Henk; Chapter 13, Rachel Fell McDermott; Chapter 14 Conclusion, Raymond Brady Williams;

Erscheinungsdatum	07.09.2016
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	453 g
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Wörterbuch / Fremdsprachen
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
ISBN-10	1-138-25246-8 / 1138252468
ISBN-13	978-1-138-25246-2 / 9781138252462
Zustand	Neuware