Ebook: Fabrics of Indianness The Exchange and Consumption of Clothing in Transnational Guyanese Hindu Communities
Author: Kloß Sinah Theres
- Tags: Migration Refugees, etnografie, Ethnology Cultural anthropology, migratie (mensen), Sociology of culture, cultuur, Social sciences (general), sociale wetenschappen
- Year: 2016
- Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US
- Language: English
- epub
This book describes how Guyanese Hindus recreate Indian ethnic identity in contemporary Guyana and examines how Hindu traditions have been transformed in this multi-religious and multi-ethnic society. By illustrating the exchange and consumption of clothing, the book demonstrates that the practices of wearing and gifting clothes materialize and visualize relationships. The significant outward migration of Guyanese Read more...