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We have the best gods! The encounter between Hinduism and Christianity in La Reunion

Author(s)
Ghasarian, Christian  
Poste d'anthropologie des pratiques et des productions culturelles  
Date issued
1997
In
Journal of Asian and African Studies
Vol
3-4
No
32
From page
286
To page
295
Abstract
Christian religion, imposed on South Indian immigrants from advent in La Reunion (Indian Ocean) by the French administration, did not succeed in eradicating belief in the Hindu gods: rather, Christianity became for the Tamils a matter of mere public display, acted out to satisfy the island's "others" and to demonstrate integration into the mainstream society, Meanwhile, Tamils in La Reunion today face an important dilemma emerging from within: to reform or not to reform their Hindu folk rites. as a brahmanic Hinduism is recently imported from India and propagated among Tamils of the younger generation.
Publication type
journal article
Identifiers
https://libra.unine.ch/handle/20.500.14713/53578
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