ERIC Number: EJ751165
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Dec
Pages: 19
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Multiculturalism and "American" Religion: The Case of Hindu Indian Americans
Kurien, Prema A.
Social Forces, v85 n2 p723-741 Dec 2006
How non-Christian religious groups should be politically recognized within Western multicultural societies has proved to be a pressing contemporary issue. This article examines some ways in which American policies regarding religion and multiculturalism have shaped Hindu Indian American organizations, forms of public expression and activism. Specifically, I look at three examples of the impact of such policies on Hindu Indian Americans representing strategic arenas in the socio-political recognition of ethnic groups, and also crucial moments in the institutionalization of an American Hinduism. I also show how the activism of Hindu Americans is reshaping the contours of religion, society and politics in the United States. (Contains 7 notes.)
Descriptors: Religious Cultural Groups, Indians, Religion, Cultural Pluralism, Multicultural Education, Public Policy, Activism, Ethnic Groups, Politics
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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