Sikhs across borders : transnational practices of European Sikhs /: transnational practices of European Sikhs. (2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Knut A. Jacobsen and Kristina Myrvold.
• Editors: Jacobsen, Knut A, 1956-; Myrvold, Kristina
• Contents: Notes on Contributors List of Tables Introduction: Transnational European Sikhs Knut A. Jacobsen and Kristina Myrvold Part I: Migration, Settlement and Challenges in the Diaspora 1. Comparative Experiences of Sikhs in Europe: Reflections on Issues of Cultural Transmission and Identity 30 Years On Shinder S. Thandi 2. Sikh Soldiers in Europe during the First World War, 1914-1918 David E. Omissi 3. Mobility as a Transnational Strategy: Sikhs Moving to and from Belgium Quincy Cloet, Sara Cosemans and Idesbald Goddeeris 4. Transnational Sikh Marriages in Italy: Facilitating Migration and Negotiating Traditions Barbara Bertolani Part II: Constructing Identities, Representations and Belongings 5. Narratives of 'Return'? Travels to Punjab in the Contemporary Transnational Sikhscape Federica Ferraris 6. Tuning Identity in European 'Houses of the Guru': The Importance of Gurdwaras and Kirtan among Sikhs in Europe Knut A. Jacobsen 7. Attending the Cyber Sangat: The Use of Online Discussion Boards among European Sikhs Satnam Singh 8. 'Sikhizing the Sikhs': The Role of 'New Media' in Historical and Contemporary Identity Construction within Global Sikhism Doris R. Jakobsh Part III: Learning, Teaching and Contesting Religious Beliefs and Practices 9. Global Sikh-ers: Transnational Learning Practices of Young British Sikhs Jasjit Singh 10. Transnational Sikh Preachers: Local Training and Global Aspiration of Kathavacaks in Punjab Kristina Myrvold 11. The Journey of Guru Granth Sahib to Italian Sikhs: Defining 'National' Leadership in Transnational Mass Media Barbara Bertolani and Iqbal Singh 12. Contesting and Confirming Religious Authority in the Diaspora: Transnational Communication and the Dasam Granth Controversy in the Nordic Countries Knut A. Jacobsen, Kristina Myrvold, Ravinder Kaur and Laura Hirvi Glossary Index.
• Publisher Details: London : Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource (240 pages)
• Subjects: 294.6094; Sikhism -- Europe; Emigration and immigration -- Religious aspects -- Sikhism; Sikhs -- Europe
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781441103581; 1441103589
• Related ISBNs: 9781472529978
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