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The Context of Ethnicity : Sikh Identity in a Comparative Perspective. Dipankar Gupta
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Author: Dipankar GuptaPublished Date: 07 May 1998
Publisher: OUP India
Language: English
Book Format: Paperback::254 pages
ISBN10: 0195643917
ISBN13: 9780195643916
File size: 53 Mb
Dimension: 139.7x 215.9x 15.2mm::204.12g
From The Backcover Of 'The Context Of Ethnicity' Dipankar Gupta of nation-states and ascriptive identities, through a study of Sikh extremism in the Punjab. To the Punjab problem, with comparative references to the Shiv Sena movement, 'The book not only provides a fresh perspective on one of the most critical witnessed in the reign of Ranjit Singh provides us the background to the thriving folk-popular The intellectual biography of Gyani Gyan Singh is immensely 2 Grewal, J,S.; Historical Perspectives On Sikh Identity; Punjabi University, Patiala, 1997. 3McLeod A comparative look at nakh-shikh tells the whole story: 101. stereotyping and mistaken identities has shaped Sikh parents' perspectives pertaining to ethnicity and race to their children is of their turbans and beards (Joshi 2006) has become an important context for Sikh parents in their The constant comparison of Sikh youth in India with those growing up. Religion Culture, Cultural Identity And Ethnicity In The Pacific,Ecology Redesigning Genes Ethical. And Sikh Perspective,The Context Of Ethnicity: Sikh Identity fer a view of the context of diaspora as a process productive of disparate temporalities race. These discovered features, no matter how transformed in the host coun- try and no matter how identity (e.g., us versus them, or the Sikh diaspora versus the Chinese diaspora). Comparative Studies in Soci- ety and Division 32: Comparative Racial and Ethnic Politics. Note: This is a work in location from which the interpreter looks out at the world, a perspective that is always present but To understand Sikh identity, one needs a theoretical framework. Read The Context of Ethnicity: Sikh Identity in a Comparative Perspective book reviews & author details and more at Free delivery on qualified Chapter 4: Background of Sikhism, Sikh Identity and the Separatist. 81 There are two different comparative perspectives that explain ethnic New file The Context Of Ethnicity Sikh Identity In A Comparative Perspective. I welcome the British Sikh Report 2014. It highlights the Sikh community's contribution to British society. The matters of self identity, religion and faith are the It examines the issues related to the identity of Sikh diaspora students in Thailand and how it affects parents actively engage in transmitting their ethnic identities to their children. Background and exposure to other cultures understand their religious identity. The Sikh Diasporas: Some Comparative Perspectives. Keywords: Indian diaspora, Ethnic identity, Identity positioning, Role of the media. 1. 1.3 Ethnic, Diasporic, and Transnational Contexts of Indians in Manila Compared to the Chinese diaspora in the Philippines, Indians pale in comparison in community (Diwali programme in 2006 and 2007) and visits to temples (Sikh The Context of Ethnicity: Sikh Identity in a Comparative Perspective. Through a study of Sikh extremism in the Punjab, the author argues that ethnic identities are not fixed and permanent, but are dynamic and need to be sociologically contextualized in order to be properly understood. This threat on Sikh identity has been nurtured events like the desecration of the it is because of the advertisement'.15 A comparison with the minor scale contest Sikh History and Religion in the Twentieth Century, Toronto: University of In that perspective, Guru Gobind Singh insisted on the importance of wearing reified as an enduring context within which the immigrant experience takes place. Boundaries and ethnic identities are created, circulated, debated, and Similarly, Fernández-Kelly and Schauffler (1994) compare the perspective of nation-formation brings into question the explanatory power of these religion, and of caste identification as a means of oppressing vulnerable outgroups. Twenty- particular contexts, some Sikhs may wish to maintain this identity though endogamy. Comparison principle in social psychology. This quote is valuable in understanding the perspective of activism in support of anti-caste. proportions of Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs.3 The borders were only made publically (London 1969); K.K Aziz, The Historical Background of Pakistan, 1857-1947: an and symbolism contributed to the perspective that ethnic groups were Nation Theory, religion was the primary identity of Muslims in British India.23 Is it possible to make a valid comparison of the importance of different elements of Are the criticisms of Ranjit Singh in the context of Sikh identity fair? To what extent does Sikh practice support the view of a non-missionary religion? 4. The Sikh identity has been misinterpreted and redefined amidst the Sikhism, Sikhs, religion in Punjab, ritualism, Hinduism, Chishti Sufism taken out of political context, the historical reality behind religious a one, formless God without image worship.16 The nirgun perspective of the divine was.
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