The regulation of religion and the making of Hinduism in colonial Trinidad /
Rocklin, Alexander,
The regulation of religion and the making of Hinduism in colonial Trinidad / Alexander Rocklin. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Crossing the dark water -- Religion -- Converting religion -- Regulating religion -- Outlawing religion -- Hinduism -- Standardizing Sanatana dharma -- Making world religions.
"How can religious freedom be granted to people who do not have a religion? While Indian indentured workers in colonial Trinidad practiced cherished rituals, "Hinduism" was not a widespread category in India at the time. On this Caribbean island, people of South Asian descent and African descent came together--under the watchful eyes of the British rulers--to walk on hot coals for fierce goddesses, summon spirits of the dead, or honor Muslim martyrs, practices that challenged colonial norms for religion and race. Drawing deeply on colonial archives, Alexander Rocklin examines the role of the category of religion in the regulation of the lives of Indian laborers struggling for autonomy"--
9781469648729 1469648725 9781469648736 1469648733
22573/ctvc1vnpx JSTOR
East Indians--Religious life--Trinidad and Tobago--Trinidad.
Hinduism--History.--Trinidad and Tobago--Trinidad
Freedom of religion--History.--Trinidad and Tobago--Trinidad
Indiens (Habitants de l'Inde)--Vie religieuse.--Trinité-et-Tobago--Trinité (Île)
Hindouisme--Histoire.--Trinité-et-Tobago--Trinité (Île)
Liberté religieuse--Histoire.--Trinité-et-Tobago--Trinité (Île)
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Freedom & Security--Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Freedom & Security--Human Rights.
RELIGION--Comparative Religion.
British colonies
Freedom of religion
Hinduism
Trinidad--Religious life and customs.
Great Britain--Colonies--Religious life and customs.
Trinité (Île)--Vie religieuse.
Grande-Bretagne--Colonies--Vie religieuse.
Trinidad and Tobago--Trinidad
Electronic books.
History
BL1168.T753 / R63 2019eb
323.44/20972983
The regulation of religion and the making of Hinduism in colonial Trinidad / Alexander Rocklin. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Crossing the dark water -- Religion -- Converting religion -- Regulating religion -- Outlawing religion -- Hinduism -- Standardizing Sanatana dharma -- Making world religions.
"How can religious freedom be granted to people who do not have a religion? While Indian indentured workers in colonial Trinidad practiced cherished rituals, "Hinduism" was not a widespread category in India at the time. On this Caribbean island, people of South Asian descent and African descent came together--under the watchful eyes of the British rulers--to walk on hot coals for fierce goddesses, summon spirits of the dead, or honor Muslim martyrs, practices that challenged colonial norms for religion and race. Drawing deeply on colonial archives, Alexander Rocklin examines the role of the category of religion in the regulation of the lives of Indian laborers struggling for autonomy"--
9781469648729 1469648725 9781469648736 1469648733
22573/ctvc1vnpx JSTOR
East Indians--Religious life--Trinidad and Tobago--Trinidad.
Hinduism--History.--Trinidad and Tobago--Trinidad
Freedom of religion--History.--Trinidad and Tobago--Trinidad
Indiens (Habitants de l'Inde)--Vie religieuse.--Trinité-et-Tobago--Trinité (Île)
Hindouisme--Histoire.--Trinité-et-Tobago--Trinité (Île)
Liberté religieuse--Histoire.--Trinité-et-Tobago--Trinité (Île)
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Freedom & Security--Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Freedom & Security--Human Rights.
RELIGION--Comparative Religion.
British colonies
Freedom of religion
Hinduism
Trinidad--Religious life and customs.
Great Britain--Colonies--Religious life and customs.
Trinité (Île)--Vie religieuse.
Grande-Bretagne--Colonies--Vie religieuse.
Trinidad and Tobago--Trinidad
Electronic books.
History
BL1168.T753 / R63 2019eb
323.44/20972983