MISUNDERSTOOD IN THE DIASPORA: THE EXPERIENCE OF ORTHODOX SIKHS IN VANCOUVER

2008/06/01 by Kamala Elizabeth Nayar · 3 citations
Arts and Humanities · #South Asian Studies and Diaspora

paper · doi:10.1080/17448720802075397

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Abstract

This article is an extension of the author's post-doctoral research on the Vancouver Sikh diaspora. The article delineates the development and usage of the term ‘fundamentalism’ in the Sikh tradition and the Sikh diaspora, with specific focus on the Vancouver Sikh community. Drawing upon the experiences of five orthodox Sikhs, the article sheds light on how the usage of the term in Vancouver has adversely affected Sikhs and has created a distorted view of Sikh orthodoxy.

Cited by

• Khalsa Diwan Society Vancouver [wikipedia]
• Sikhism in Greater Vancouver [wikipedia]
• South Asian Canadians in Greater Vancouver [wikipedia]

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