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Living our religions : Hindu and Muslim South Asian-American women narrate their experiences
Verfasst von:
Narayan, Anjana
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Bloomfield, Conn.:
Kumarian Press
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2009
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| Einrichtung: | Frauensolidarität | Wien |
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| Verfasst von: | Narayan, Anjana; Purkayastha, Bandana |
| Jahr: | 2009 |
| Maße: | 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 1565492706 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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| The population of the South Asian Diaspora in the US is over 2.5 million people. Yet in a post 9/11 climate of opinion, little is known about this group beyond images of Muslim and Hindu fundamentalists and terrorists. This is particularly true of women where simplistic assumptions about veils and subordination obscure the voices of the women themselves. Rarely are Hindu and Muslim American women—many of whom are social workers, physicians, lawyers, academics, students, homemakers—asked about their everyday lives and religious beliefs. Living our Religions brings out these hidden stories from South Asian American women of Bangladeshi, Pakistani, Indian and Nepali origin. Their accounts show how diverse and culturally dynamic religious practices emerge within the intersection of histories and politics of specific locales. The authors describe the race, gender, and ethnic boundaries they encounter; they also document how they resist and challenge these boundaries. Living our Religions cuts through the myths and ethnocentrism of popular portrayals to reveal the vibrancy, courage and agency of an “invisible” minority. Part I. Religion, Gender, Boundaries: 2) Transgressing the Sacred-Secular, Private-Public Divide—Bandana Purkayastha; 3) The Interconnecting Humanity: Connections Between Our Spiritual And Secular Worlds—Selina Jamil; 4) Islam Through a Mosaic of Cultures—Parveen Talpur; 5) At the Cross Roads of Religions: The Experiences of a Newar Woman in Nepal and the US—Bidya Ranjeet; 6) Color of God: Resplendent Clay of Hindu Images as the Glow of the Ineffable—Neela Bhattacharya Saxena; 7) I am Muslim First—Salma Kamal; 8) Red, Bulls and Tea: Cultural Hashing of a 1.5er (a.k.a. Second-Generation Reflections)—Monoswita Saha; 9) Interpretive Intervention: Religion, Gender, Boundaries—Bandana Purkayastha; Part II. Religion, Practices, Resistances: 10) The Many Facets of Hinduism—Anjana Narayan; 11) Living Hinduism: Striving to Achieve Internal and External Harmony—Shanthi Rao; 12) Mapping the Memories of a Nepali Woman in the United States—Shobha Hamal Gurung; 13) Bengali, Bangladeshi yet Muslim—Elora Halim Chowdhury; 14) Religion as Inspiration, Religion as Action—Aysha Saeed; 15) Muslim Women Between Realities—Rafia Zakaria; 15) Challenging the Master Frame through Dalit Organizing in the United States—Shweta Majumdar; 17) Interpretive Intervention: Religion, Practices, Resistances—Anjana Narayan; 18) Conclusion: Human Rights, Religion, and Gender—Bandana Purkayastha | |
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