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Little India
Diaspora, Time, and Ethnolinguistic Belonging in Hindu Mauritius
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English
Published/Copyright:
2007
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Little India is a rich historical and ethnographic examination of a fascinating example of linguistic plurality on the island of Mauritius, where more than two-thirds of the population is of Indian ancestry. Patrick Eisenlohr's groundbreaking 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. Eisenlohr emphasizes the variety of cultural practices that construct and transform boundaries in communities in diaspora and illustrates different modes of experiencing the temporal relationships between diaspora and homeland.
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Contributor: Patrick Eisenlohr
Patrick Eisenlohr is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Washington University.
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Contents
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Acknowledgments
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Note on Transliteration and Orthography
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Introduction
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1. Creole Island or Little India? The Politics of Language and Diaspora
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2. An Indo-Mauritian World: “Ancestral Culture,” Hindus, and Their Others
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3. Social Semiotics of Language: Shifting Registers, Narrative, and Performance
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4. Colonial Education, Ethnolinguistic Identifications, and the Origins of Ancestral Languages
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5. Performing Purity: Television and Ethnolinguistic Recognition
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6. Calibrations of Displacement: Diasporization, Ancestral Language, and Temporality
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Conclusion: Time, Technology, and Language
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Notes
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References
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Index
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9780520939967
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Keywords for this book
ethnolinguistics; linguistic connection; diaspora communities; historians; ethnolinguists; ethnographers; linguists; india; hindi; diaspora; hindusim; mauritius; nonfiction; historical perspective; ethnography; linguistics; lingustic plurality; indian ancestry; language and culture; ancestral languages; religious language use; cultural practices; homeland; shared language; religious practices; anthropology; politics; generational
