Abstract
How non-Christian religious groups should be politically recognized within Western multicultural societies has proved to be a pressing contemporary issue. This article examines some ways in which American policies regarding religion and multiculturalism have shaped Hindu Indian American organizations, forms of public expression and activism. Specifically, I look at three examples of the impact of such policies on Hindu Indian Americans representing strategic arenas in the socio-political recognition of ethnic groups, and also crucial moments in the institutionalization of an American Hinduism. I also show how the activism of Hindu Americans is reshaping the contours of religion, society and politics in the United States.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 723-741 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | Social Forces |
| Volume | 85 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 2006 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- History
- Anthropology
- Sociology and Political Science