Little India : Diaspora, Time, and Ethnolinguistic Belonging in Hindu Mauritius /

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Little India is a rich historical and ethnographic examination of a fascinating example of linguistic plurality on the island of Mauritius, where more than two-thirds of the population is of Indian ancestry. Patrick Eisenlohr's groundbreaking study focuses on the formation of diaspora as mediat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Eisenlohr, Patrick, 1967-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: University of California Press : Berkeley, 2006.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Hindu diaspora
Ethnic relations
Anthropological linguistics
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Sociolinguistics.
Hindous > Pays etrangers.
Hindous > Identite ethnique > Île Maurice.
Ethnolinguistique > Île Maurice.
Hindu diaspora.
Hindus > Mauritius > Ethnic identity.
Anthropological linguistics > Mauritius.
Mauritius
Île Maurice > Relations interethniques.
Mauritius > Ethnic relations.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Little India is a rich historical and ethnographic examination of a fascinating example of linguistic plurality on the island of Mauritius, where more than two-thirds of the population is of Indian ancestry. Patrick Eisenlohr's groundbreaking study focuses on the formation of diaspora as mediated through the cultural phenomenon of Indian ancestral languages-principally Hindi, which is used primarily in religious contexts. Eisenlohr emphasizes the variety of cultural practices that construct and transform boundaries in communities in diaspora and illustrates different modes of experienc.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (341 pages).
ISBN:9780520939967

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