Constructions of Community and Identity Among Indians in Colonial Natal, 1860–1910
The Role of the Muharram Festival
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8981288 |
|---|---|
| Authors | G Vahed (0000-0002-6038-2616, Durban University of Technology, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 77-93 |
| Publication date | 2002-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of African History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-8537 • E-ISSN: 1469-5138 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0021853702008010 |
| PMID | 20373553 |
| OpenAlex | W2103533542 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
This article is concerned with the historical construction of communities, cultures and identities in colonial Natal, in this case an Indian grouping that emerged from the heterogeneous collection of indentured workers imported between 1860 and 1911. Despite the difficulties of indenture, Indians set about re-establishing their culture and religion in Durban. The most visible and public expression of ritual was the festival of Muhurram , which played an important role in forging a pan-Indian ‘Indianness’ within a white and African colonial society. This was significant when one considers that the nationalist movement was in its formative stages and there was no national identity when indentured workers had left India
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| Unique citing works | 14 |
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| Citations per year | 0,61 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2024 (22) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |