The Regulation of Religion and the Making of Hinduism in Colonial Trinidad /

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"How can religious freedom be granted to people who do not have a religion? While Indian indentured workers in colonial Trinidad practiced cherished rituals, "Hinduism" was not a widespread category in India at the time. On this Caribbean island, people of South Asian descent and Afri...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rocklin, Alexander (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2019]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Hinduism.
Freedom of religion.
British colonies.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
Liberte religieuse > Trinite-et-Tobago > Trinite (Île) > Histoire.
Hindouisme > Trinite-et-Tobago > Trinite (Île) > Histoire.
Indiens (Habitants de l'Inde) > Trinite-et-Tobago > Trinite (Île) > Vie religieuse.
Freedom of religion > Trinidad and Tobago > Trinidad > History.
Hinduism > Trinidad and Tobago > Trinidad > History.
East Indians > Religious life > Trinidad and Tobago > Trinidad.
Trinidad and Tobago > Trinidad.
Grande-Bretagne > Colonies > Vie religieuse.
Trinite (Île) > Vie religieuse.
Great Britain > Colonies > Religious life and customs.
Trinidad > Religious life and customs.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Crossing the dark water
  • Religion
  • Converting religion
  • Regulating religion
  • Outlawing religion
  • Hinduism
  • Standardizing Sanatana dharma
  • Making world religions.

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