Description: Hindusim outside the Indian subcontinent represents a divergent diaspora. This book provides a rich and fascinating view of the Hindu diaspora in the past, present and its possible futures.
Review Quotes: "Of great interest is chapter five, in which Vertovec explores the dynamics of being an Indo-Caribbean Hindu living in England. Here we get some subtle analysis of shifting identities and regional loyalties. Chapter seven is theoretically interesting. In it, the author attempts to demarcate "three meanings" of the term "diaspora." At a time when the term is being used in so many different ways, the author's attempt to delineate what we actually mean when we use the term is welcome. The volume could serve as a useful introductory text for a course on transnational Hinduism.."
-"Religious Studies Review
..."theoretically interesting...the volume could serve as a useful introductory text for a course on transnational Hinduism.."
-"Religious Studies Review, January 2002