Saivism in the Diaspora - Contemporary Forms of Skanda Worship - Ron Geaves
Migration Patterns and Relocation of Religious Tradition
Saivism in the Diaspora - Contemporary Forms of Skanda Worship - Ron Geaves
Ron Geaves [+]
Liverpool Hope University
Ron Geaves is Professor of Studies of Religions in the Department of Theology, Philosophy and Religious Studies at Liverpool Hope University. He is the author of several books including, most recently, Islam and the West Post 9/11 (Ashgate, 2004) and Aspects of Islam (Darton, Longman and Todd, 2005).
Description
Hindus have been travelling outside India for economic reasons for thousands of years. This Chapter discusses this and the implications of Religious Tradition.