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Alike but different: the understanding of rituals among Sri Lankan Tamil Hindus in Denmark
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Fibiger, Marianne Qvortrup |
| Copyright Year | 2017 |
| Description | Journal: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies This article will discuss the meaning(s) of rituals among Sri Lankan Tamil Hindus in Denmark with special focus on the second generation. It will use Roy A. Rappaport's theory on ritual both as communication and as a basic social act, but it will also, in line with Jan Assmann and Hervieu Legér, understand the ritual as a storing place of collective memory. It will give a short outline of what can be called the institutionalisation but also the placemaking of the Sri Lankan Tamil Hindu tradition in Denmark, but the empirical focus will be on the chariot procession (Tēr), which attracts thousands of participants every year. The Tēr procession is an example of continuity and change. Continuity because the participants try to reproduce the ritual as they know it from Sri Lanka, however, changed so it fits into or communicates with the new setting. |
| Related Links | https://pure.au.dk/ws/files/127191817/Alike_but_different_the_understanding_of_rituals_among_Sri_Lankan_Tamil_Hindus_in_Denmark_Accepted_manuscript_2017.pdf |
| Ending Page | 2648 |
| Page Count | 15 |
| Starting Page | 2634 |
| ISSN | 1369183X |
| e-ISSN | 14699451 |
| DOI | 10.1080/1369183x.2017.1389027 |
| Journal | Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies |
| Issue Number | 16 |
| Volume Number | 44 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2018-12-10 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies Ethnic Studies Sri Lankan Tamil Hindus in Denmark Ritual As Communication Ritual As a Social Act Institutionalisation of Religion |
| Content Type | Text |
| Subject | Demography Arts and Humanities |
