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Brill's Encyclopedia of Sikhism, Volume 1 : History, Literature, Society, Beyond Punjab
- 2017
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Editorial collection (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Sikhism is one of the most important religious traditions of South Asian origin.Sikhs are historically connected to the Punjab region in South Asia, but their religious traditions are transnational and have a worldwide presence. The study of their history and traditions has become a significant field of scholarship and research, but no academic, authoritative, and up-to-date reference work exists. Brill’s Encyclopedia of Sikhism aims to make available in-depth critical scholarship on all the main aspects of the Sikh traditions in a number of original essays written by the world's foremost scholars on Sikhs and Sikh traditions.The encyclopedia is thematic and seeks to present a balanced and impartial view of the Sikh traditions in all their multiplicity and as both historical and contemporary institutions. The articles, published in two volumes, focus on history, literature, and the rich social landscape of the Sikh community; their practices, places, arts, and performances; specialists and leadership; migration both within South Asia and beyond; and contemporary issues and relations.
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- Gansten, Martin, et al.
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Modern Astrologers
- 2013
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In: Brill’s Encyclopedia of Hinduism. Volume Five : Symbolism, Diaspora, Modern Groups and Teachers - Symbolism, Diaspora, Modern Groups and Teachers. - 0169-9377. - 9789004178960 ; 22/5
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Handbook of Hinduism in Europe (2 vols)
- 2020
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Editorial collection (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Handbook of Hinduism in Europe portrays and analyses how Hindu traditions have expanded across the continent, and presents the main Hindu communities, religious groups, forms, practices and teachings. The Handbook does this in two parts, Part One covers historical and thematic topics which are of importance for understanding Hinduism in Europe as a whole and Part Two has chapters on Hindu traditions in every country in Europe. Hindu traditions have a long history of interaction with Europe, but the developments during the last fifty years represent a new phase. Globalization and increased ease of communication have led to the presence of a great plurality of Hindu traditions. Hinduism has become one of the major religions in Europe and is present in every country of the continent.
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- Hirvi, Laura, et al.
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Young Sikhs in the Nordic countries : negotiating identities, traditions and authorities
- 2014
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This session aims to investigate the processes and strategies by which second generation Sikhs of Punjabi and Punjabi-Nordic families are socialized and gravitate towards religious identifications in attempts to carve out a place for themselves in the Nordic countries. The Sikh migration to Northern Europe began in the 1960s and today there are around 14,000 Sikhs in the five Nordic countries. The first generation migrants have displayed self-conscious reflections on religious identity and have invested considerable efforts in maintaining cultural, religious and linguistic traditions by establishing religious institutions, often with the explicit purpose of transmitting cultural as well as religious customs to their children. The second generation Sikhs are legal citizens and at present in the process of pursuing educational careers and entering the labour market. Their identities are at once local and global as they are embedded in a web of transnational networks and identifications.Based on fieldworks conducted in Finland, Norway and Sweden the session explores how the second generation shapes understanding of individual and collective identities in relation to many different “cultural others” in the social fields of home, religious community and on the Internet.The context of home is usually seen as one of the primary sites where children are made familiar with the cultural and religious traditions of their parents, but it is also an arena where people challenge, re-create and negotiate those very traditions through the practices that they perform in the context of everyday life. Dr. Laura Hirvi will highlight the role that various family members play in this particular process by focusing on the experiences of young Sikhs who have been growing up in Finland.The Nordic Sikhs have successfully mobilized migrants in institutions based on religious belonging. Their public gurdwaras, which are currently eight in the Nordic countries, have become important “comfort zones” where collective identities and traditions are maintained and transmitted to the younger generation, primarily through the enactment of religious practices. Prof. Knut A. Jacobsen will discuss how the gurdwaras in Norway are often perceived as “little Punjabs” and as attempts of the parents to recreate the culture of the past and heal the wounds of loss. The challenges of forming young Sikh identities in the Diaspora will be analyzed by examining organizations affiliated to the gurdwaras, such as “Unge Sikher” (Young Sikhs) and the Punjabi schools for the youth.The Internet has provided diaspora communities possibilities to represent tradition and mobilize communal action on local and global levels. In the Nordic countries, the second generation Sikhs has established websites and discussion forums that function as cultural translators between the local communities and the majority society and have become important meeting places for interacting with co-devotees and interpreting and negotiating religious identifications. Dr. Kristina Myrvold will discuss how young Sikhs in Sweden engage in online and offline practices for the purpose of creating new collective representations, negotiating interpretations of religion and culture, and challenging traditional authorities.
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- Jacobsen, Knut A., et al.
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Introduction : Young Sikhs in a Global World
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In: Young Sikhs in a Global World. - Farnham : Ashgate. - 9781472456960 ; , s. 1-11
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Book chapter (other academic/artistic)abstract
- As many chapters in this book highlight, young Sikhs at various locations have experienced a tension between the diaspora projects of their parents and the assimilating forces of the societies in which they live. As the “second-generation” Punjabi Sikhs in the West, many of them grew up in an in-between world in which they were positioned in relation to many cultural others and experienced both conflict and solidarity across different social fields. While many have naturally felt a belonging to their families, learnt the Punjabi language and Sikh religious practices, they do not necessarily share the diaspora perspective and consciousness of their parents. Similarly, they may have encountered both similarities and differences in relation to various “others” in different fields of the majority society. Several chapters of this volume illustrate how many young Sikhs have experienced a “double alienation” and a feeling of “being in-between” (see e.g. the chapters by Jacobsen, Jandu and Thapan).
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- Jacobsen, Knut A., et al.
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Introduction
- 2018
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In: Religion and Technology in India. - London : Routledge. - 9780815384168 - 9781351204798 ; , s. 1-7
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- Myrvold, Kristina, et al.
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Death practices
- 2024
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In: Brill's Encyclopedia of Sikhism. ; 2
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