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oapen-20.500.12657-542602022-05-05T02:54:20Z Neue Orte für die Götter Eulberg, Rafaela Hindu traditions, Hindu practices, Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora, Tamil refugees bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HR Religion & beliefs::HRG Hinduism::HRGP Hindu life & practice Since the 1980s, Tamil refugees from Sri Lanka and their descendants have been practicing Hindu traditions in diaspora countries such as Switzerland. Based on ethnographic research, the author analyses processes involved in establishing Tamil Hindu practice. The aim is to provide a comprehensive insight into the different consecutive phases of how Tamil Hindus have made Switzerland their home. In the formation of sacred spaces and the presentation of Tamil Hindu practices in public, references to the country of origin and transnational networks of the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora as well as the conditions for incorporation in the country of residence, Switzerland, play a central role. The study focuses in particular on places, their dynamics and the associated performances. Thereby, the importance of self-managed temples as sensual, multifunctional perceptual spaces for the marginalised Tamil Hindu migrants is made clear. Through creative processes of adaptation new forms of religious practice emerge. 2022-05-04T07:45:08Z 2022-05-04T07:45:08Z 2022 book 9783037772423 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/54260 ger Culturel application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International oa_9783037777558.pdf https://www.seismoverlag.ch/de/daten/neue-orte-fur-die-gotter/ Seismo 10.33058/seismo.30755 10.33058/seismo.30755 2a4e97ae-726c-4086-a24b-d4536718a4a8 9783037772423 9 408 open access
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Since the 1980s, Tamil refugees from Sri Lanka and their descendants have been practicing Hindu traditions in diaspora countries such as Switzerland. Based on ethnographic research, the author analyses processes involved in establishing Tamil Hindu practice. The aim is to provide a comprehensive insight into the different consecutive phases of how Tamil Hindus have made Switzerland their home. In the formation of sacred spaces and the presentation of Tamil Hindu practices in public, references to the country of origin and transnational networks of the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora as well as the conditions for incorporation in the country of residence, Switzerland, play a central role.
The study focuses in particular on places, their dynamics and the associated performances. Thereby, the importance of self-managed temples as sensual, multifunctional perceptual spaces for the marginalised Tamil Hindu migrants is made clear. Through creative processes of adaptation new forms of religious practice emerge.
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