The regulation of religion and the making of Hinduism in colonial Trinidad
"How can religious freedom be granted to people who do not have a religion? While Indian indentured workers in colonial Trinidad practiced cherished rituals, "Hinduism" was not a widespread category in India at the time. On this Caribbean island, people of South Asian descent and Afri...
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| Type de support: | Imprimé Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
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Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina Press
[2019]
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| Dans: | Année: 2019 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Trinidad
/ Colonisation
/ Hindouisme
/ Sanatana dharma
B Trinidad / Colonisation / Liberté religieuse |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
East Indians
Religious life
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad
B East Indians Religious life (Trinidad and Tobago) (Trinidad) B Hinduism History Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad B Freedom Of Religion History Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad B Trinidad Religious life and customs B Great Britain Colonies Religious life and customs B Freedom Of Religion (Trinidad and Tobago) (Trinidad) History B Hinduism (Trinidad and Tobago) (Trinidad) History |
| Résumé: | "How can religious freedom be granted to people who do not have a religion? While Indian indentured workers in colonial Trinidad practiced cherished rituals, "Hinduism" was not a widespread category in India at the time. On this Caribbean island, people of South Asian descent and African descent came together--under the watchful eyes of the British rulers--to walk on hot coals for fierce goddesses, summon spirits of the dead, or honor Muslim martyrs, practices that challenged colonial norms for religion and race. Drawing deeply on colonial archives, Alexander Rocklin examines the role of the category of religion in the regulation of the lives of Indian laborers struggling for autonomy"-- Crossing the dark water -- Religion -- Converting religion -- Regulating religion -- Outlawing religion -- Hinduism -- Standardizing Sanatana dharma -- Making world religions |
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| Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1469648709 |