‘Wandering Arameans?’ Interrogating Identity in a Diasporic Society: Dalitness in Indian Hyphenated Americans
This article examines and problematizes the question of how Indian Christians coming from a Dalit background and now living in the United States negotiate the question of identity. It seeks to complicate further the identitarian narratives of the Asian American diasporic communities and reminds us o...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Brill
2016
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Exchange
Année: 2016, Volume: 45, Numéro: 1, Pages: 21-37 |
| Classifications IxTheo: | CD Christianisme et culture FD Théologie contextuelle KBM Asie KBQ Amérique du Nord |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Identity
diasporic studies
migration studies
Dalits
Dalit Christians
Indian Christian theology
caste
Asian-American
hybridity
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| Résumé: | This article examines and problematizes the question of how Indian Christians coming from a Dalit background and now living in the United States negotiate the question of identity. It seeks to complicate further the identitarian narratives of the Asian American diasporic communities and reminds us of the possibility of ‘multifaceted identities’ of the diaspora, reflecting persistent social hierarchies such as caste consciousness. Taking its cue from a pioneering Dalit theologian’s appropriation of the ‘wandering Aramean’, the essay asks if Dalit theology can point the way forward towards forging new alliances in the new context, where new opportunities exist alongside memories of, and embodiment of, old hierarchical and stratified realities? |
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| ISSN: | 1572-543X |
| Contient: | In: Exchange
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/1572543X-12341384 |