Hinduism and Popular Cults in Mauritius

Suzanne Chazan-Gillig, "Hinduism and Popular Cults in Mauritius"
English | ISBN: 1032287039 | 2022 | 254 pages | PDF | 20 MB
This book presents an original and comprehensive reading of the contemporary Mauritian society where Hinduism is practised by more than half of the population. It discusses themes such as the genesis of the Mauritian multicultural society; religious and cultural transformations; the cult of kalimai; the building of social relations and the birth of associations; and the link between Mauritian Hinduism and sugar plantation economy to highlight the interactions of the religious with the political economy of the nation.