Chapter 36. Hinduism

  1. Philip Goff Director Professor
  1. Khyati Y. Joshi Associate Professor

Published Online: 16 APR 2010

DOI: 10.1002/9781444324082.ch36

Book Title

The Blackwell Companion to Religion in America

The Blackwell Companion to Religion in America

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How to Cite

Joshi, K. Y. (2010) Hinduism, in The Blackwell Companion to Religion in America (ed P. Goff), Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444324082.ch36

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  1. Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, USA

Author Information

  1. Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, NJ, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 16 APR 2010
  2. Published Print: 23 APR 2010

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9781405169363

Online ISBN: 9781444324082

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Keywords:

  • Hinduism;
  • story of Hinduism in America - stretching back more than a century;
  • “Hinduism in America” to an “American Hinduism”;
  • “American Hinduism,” development of Hindu communities in different parts of the US;
  • temples, visible manifestations of Hinduism in America;
  • Indian American population, pan-Indian identity of local organizations - what Williams called “ecumenical Hinduism”;
  • potential social and scholarly schisms - developing and evolving in the years to come;
  • Hindus' status as racial minorities - obscuring religious character and impact of discrimination experiences;
  • seeds of American Hinduism, laying their roots in American soil

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  • Bibliography

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