Religion and gender

The Hindu diaspora in Portugal

Bibliographic Data

ID18948992
AuthorsInês Lourenço (0000-0001-9146-4705, Centre for Research in Anthropology, corresponding author)
Year2011
Volume3
Issue1
Pages37-51
Publication date2011-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueSouth Asian Diaspora (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1943-8184 • E-ISSN: 1943-8192
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/19438192.2010.539033
OpenAlexW2029775276
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited15

As perpetuators of what is considered traditional knowledge, Hindu women in Portugal are assigned a new status through religion, thus replacing the male pujari. This article focuses on the Hindu diaspora in Portugal, and specifically on the role played by women in the construction of gender and religious identities, who, entrusted with new social and ritual responsibilities, contribute towards the cultural replication of their traditional community. As anthropological studies on gender in diaspora show us, the assignment of religious roles are used to recreate women’s social status in the ‘host’ country

Diaspora · Hinduism · Sociology · Anthropology · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Gender Studies · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Religious studies

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