Shuddhi and The Nav-Hindu in Goa

Dynamics of Identity Politics

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ID11447535
AutoresParag D Parobo (0000-0001-5250-943X, Goa University, Taleigao, Goa, India, autor de correspondencia)
Año2024
Volumen44
Número3
Páginas314-331
Fecha de publicación2024-11-01
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSouth Asia Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0262-7280 • E-ISSN: 1741-3141
EditorialSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/02627280241264397
OpenAlexW4401884640
IdiomaEN
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In a much-publicised event in 1928, a section of the Goan Catholics of tribal origin reconverted to Hinduism. In this highly charged political context, the act of shuddhi framed the event as a straightforward homecoming, masking conflicting underlying interests. Analysing the palpable tensions around this event allows better understanding of how shuddhi was made possible and perceived at the local level, appreciating specifically the vulnerability of the Christian Gauda tribal population. Drawing on archival and ethnographic research, this article rethinks shuddhi in Goa through the changing dynamics of politics, in which new definitions of Hindu identity were being worked out by the Hindu elite. Examining the relationships between the Portuguese colonial state, the local Hindu elite, the reconverts and multiple trans-local connections, the article identifies the formation of a new identity of the reconverts within the broader context of caste and community relations

Aesthetics · Archaeology · Caste · Colonialism · Context (archaeology · Elite · Ethnology · Genealogy · Hinduism · Identity (music · Identity politics · Political science · Politics · Population · Sociology · State (computer science · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Caribbean history, culture, and politics · Gender Studies · History · Law · Philosophy · Religious studies · Socioeconomic Development in Asia · Religious Studies

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