Religion and Identity in the South Asian Diaspora by Rajesh R... - 9781138377370

Religion and Identity in the South Asian DiasporaAuthor(s): Rajesh Rai, Chitra Sankaran\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138377370, 978-1138377370\nSynopsis\nReligious 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 womens roles in the South Asian diaspora. What emerges then from th.