The South Asian Religious Diaspora in Britain Canada and the United States

<p><b>Explores religious experience in the South Asian immigrant communities of Britain Canada and the United States.</b></p><p>This book explores the experience of religious communities that have migrated from South Asia (India Pakistan and Bangladesh) to live in Britain Canada and the United States three countries sharing a common language (English) and an interwoven history. The work introduces the migration history of Hindus Muslims and Sikhs along with the cultural nuances of these traditions. The contributors discuss the various communities' experiences that grow out of or are related to religion. The book shows how traditions are reformed or reinvented and how they are passed on both through the family and through institutions. Issues related to public policy and minority status are also addressed. While the main focus is on the Hindu Muslim and Sikh communities specific sections also cover South Asian Christians the Zoroastrian diaspora and new religious movements in the West led by South Asians. The book strikes a balance between stories and statistics in order to emphasize the narrative of the immigrants' experience.</p><p>[Contributors include: Roger Ballard Judith Coney Harold Coward Diana L. Eck Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad John R. Hinnells Kim Knott Gurinder Singh Mann Sheila McDonough Jørgen S. Nielsen Joseph T. O'Connell and Raymond Brady Williams.]</p>