商品簡介
Twenty-three contributions address the many religious, social, and cultural features of the diverse South Asian diaspora. Case studies explore and analyze the lives of those in the diaspora who practice Jainism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, Islam, Sikhism, and Zoroastrianism, particularly those from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. The first five sections are organized by religious tradition; the remaining section focuses on key issues in South Asian communities including identity definition among members of the Indian diaspora in South Africa; the role of the baba in the Punjabs of the South Asian diaspora; and religious discrimination against Hindus and Sikhs in England and Wales. Annotation c2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Knut A. Jacobsen, Ph.D. (1994) in Religious Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara is Professor in the History of Religions at the University of Bergen, Norway. He has published a number of books on religions in South Asia (in English and Norwegian) including Prakrti in Samkhya-Yoga (1999).Pratap Kumar, Ph.D. (1990) is Professor of Religion at the University of Durban-Westville, South Africa. He is Director of the School of Religion and Culture at the same university and published The Goddess Laksmi: The Divine Consort in South Indian Vaisnava Tradition (1997).