Little India

Diaspora, Time, And Ethnolinguistic Belonging In Hindu Mauritius

by Patrick Eisenlohr
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Publisher: University of California Press, January of 2007 ‧
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Examines a example of linguistic plurality on the island of Mauritius, where more than two-thirds of the population is of Indian ancestry. This 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.

Little India

Diaspora, Time, And Ethnolinguistic Belonging In Hindu Mauritius

by Patrick Eisenlohr

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ISBN: 9780520248809
Publisher: University of California Press
Release Date: January of 2007
Language: English
Cover: Softcover
Pages: 341
Format: Book
Categories: Books in English > Social Sciences and Humanities > Anthropology
Books in English > Others
EAN: 9780520248809