Multiculturalism, immigrant religion, and diasporic nationalism: The development of an American Hinduism

Social Problems

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 362-385

  Kurien, Prema ^a,b  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 3543055937     PISSN: 00377791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/sp.2004.51.3.362     Document Type: Article

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