‘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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Главный автор: Sebastian, J. Jayakiran (Автор)
Формат: Электронный ресурс Статья
Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: Brill 2016
В: Exchange
Год: 2016, Том: 45, Выпуск: 1, Страницы: 21-37
Индексация IxTheo:CD Христианство и культура
FD Контекстуальное богословие
KBM Азия
KBQ Северная Америка
Другие ключевые слова:B Identity diasporic studies migration studies Dalits Dalit Christians Indian Christian theology caste Asian-American hybridity
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Итог: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?
ISSN:1572-543X
Второстепенные работы:In: Exchange
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/1572543X-12341384