Ritualizing on the Boundaries: Continuity And Innovation in the Tamil Diaspora
Ritualizing on the Boundaries: Continuity And Innovation in the Tamil Diaspora
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边界仪式化：泰米尔侨民的连续性和创新
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2006
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Fred W. Clothey
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作者：
Fred W. Clothey
在他对四个泰米尔定居点的比较研究中，Clothey考察了这些南印度社区-印度教，穆斯林和基督教-的仪式，以及这些做法如何延续或修改这些群体在新环境中为自己所要求的遗产。Clothey特别关注马来西亚吉隆坡、新加坡、印度孟买和宾夕法尼亚州匹兹堡等城市的定居点。Clothey将这些定居点描述为生活在边界上的社区，探讨了他们的存在如何说明种族，地方和全球身份之间的分歧;几代人之间的分歧;以及想象的过去和不确定的未来之间的分歧。他认为，移居国外的社区协商这些边界的最明显的方式之一是通过使用仪式-建造神龛和寺庙，利用节日和表演，以及颁布古代仪式。
In his comparative study of four Tamil resettlements, Clothey examines the rituals that have traveled with these South Indian communities - Hindu, Muslim, and Christian - and how these practices perpetuate or modify the heritages these groups claim for themselves in their new environs. Clothey looks specifically at settlements in the cities of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Singapore; Mumbai, India; and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Describing such settlements as communities living on boundaries, Clothey explores how their existence illustrates divisions between ethnic, local, and global identities; between generations; and between imagined pasts and uncertain futures. He contends that one of the most visible ways expatriated communities negotiate these boundaries is through the use of ritual - the building of shrines and temples, the use of festivals and performances, and the enactment of ancient ceremonies.