The Global Turn in Nationalism
The USA as a Battleground for Hinduism and Hindu Nationalism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3268979 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sophie-Jung H Kim (Freie Universität Berlin, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 1265 |
| Publication date | 2023-10-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel14101265 |
| OpenAlex | W4387405545 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 20 |
Hindu nationalism operates on a global scale today. Evinced by the transnational networks of the Sangh Parivar and the replication of strategies such as amending textbooks and patriotic rewriting of history, politics and discourse of Hindu nationalism are not solely contained to the territorial boundary of the nation. In this globalized battle for and against Hindu nationalism, the United States of America serves as an important site. In light of this, this article puts together existing scholarship on diasporic Hindu nationalism with late nineteenth-and early twentieth-century deterritorial history of Indian nationalism to present a broader framework for historicizing Indian activism in the US. It argues that while long-distance Hindu nationalism in the US cannot be traced before the 1970s, examining the early experiences of Indian activists in the US offers useful insights with which to evaluate the ongoing battles of Hindu nationalism in the US and opens another field of enquiry: Hindutva's counterpublic
Ancient history · Battle · Hindu nationalism · Hinduism · Hindutva · Nationalism · Political science · Politics · Scholarship · Sociology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Caribbean history, culture, and politics · Colonial History and Postcolonial Studies · Gender Studies · History · Law · Philosophy · Religious studies
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History as Patriotism
Patriotic Histories in Global Perspective
The Saffron Wave
The Seavoyage Controversy and the Kayasthas of North India, 1901-1909
Imagining 'Greater India
The Invention of World Religions
Publics and Counterpublics
The Sangh Parivar and the Hindu Diaspora in the West
Dispositions and Destinations
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |