Little India: Diaspora, Time, and Ethnolinguistic Belonging in Hindu Mauritius

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University of California Press, 2006 - 328 Seiten
Little India is a rich historical and ethnographic examination of a fascinating example of linguistic plurality on the island of Mauritius, where more than two-thirds of the population is of Indian ancestry. Patrick Eisenlohr's groundbreaking study focuses on the formation of diaspora as mediated through the cultural phenomenon of Indian ancestral languages--principally Hindi, which is used primarily in religious contexts. Eisenlohr emphasizes the variety of cultural practices that construct and transform boundaries in communities in diaspora and illustrates different modes of experiencing the temporal relationships between diaspora and homeland.
 

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Introduction
1
The Politics of Language and Diaspora
22
Ancestral Culture Hindus and Their Others
66
Shifting Registers Narrative and Performance
111
4 Colonial Education Ethnolinguistic Identifications and the Origins of Ancestral Languages
168
Television and Ethnolinguistic Recognition
202
Diasporization Ancestral Language and Temporality
227
Time Technology and Language
267
Notes
273
References
297
Index
315
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Autoren-Profil (2006)

Patrick Eisenlohr is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Washington University.

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