Living as a ‘minority’: A case of Buddhist-Dalits in contemporary Uttar Pradesh
In this paper, I will deal with ‘converted-Buddhists’, Buddhist-Dalits, in western UttarPradesh, focusing on their religious-ritual practices and narratives. In previousstudies, scholars have studied whether Buddhist-Dalitscan distance themselves fromHindu beliefs and practices and, if so, the exten...
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doaj-2f98d59ff67e452288e36b58880b33682021-09-13T09:04:26ZengUniversity of Edinburgh LibraryThe South Asianist2050-487X2013-03-0121145Living as a ‘minority’: A case of Buddhist-Dalits in contemporary Uttar PradeshKenta Funahashi0Kyoto UniversityIn this paper, I will deal with ‘converted-Buddhists’, Buddhist-Dalits, in western UttarPradesh, focusing on their religious-ritual practices and narratives. In previousstudies, scholars have studied whether Buddhist-Dalitscan distance themselves fromHindu beliefs and practices and, if so, the extent of their separation. This perspectiveis based on the idea of ‘discontinuity’. However, I would like to consider conversionnot from the viewpoint of ‘discontinuity’ but from that of ‘continuity’. On the onehand, Buddhist-Dalitsideologically adopt Buddhist practices; on the other hand,they selectively or syncretistically continue to follow certain Hindu traditions. This isbecause Buddhist-Dalits need to negotiate with Hindu relatives in determining theirstatus and position in society.http://www.southasianist.ed.ac.uk/article/view/145 |
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In this paper, I will deal with ‘converted-Buddhists’, Buddhist-Dalits, in western UttarPradesh, focusing on their religious-ritual practices and narratives. In previousstudies, scholars have studied whether Buddhist-Dalitscan distance themselves fromHindu beliefs and practices and, if so, the extent of their separation. This perspectiveis based on the idea of ‘discontinuity’. However, I would like to consider conversionnot from the viewpoint of ‘discontinuity’ but from that of ‘continuity’. On the onehand, Buddhist-Dalitsideologically adopt Buddhist practices; on the other hand,they selectively or syncretistically continue to follow certain Hindu traditions. This isbecause Buddhist-Dalits need to negotiate with Hindu relatives in determining theirstatus and position in society. |
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