The Place of Scripture in the Trajectories of a Distinct Religious Identity among Ravidassias in Britain:<i>Guru Granth Sahib</i>or<i>Amritbani Guru Ravidass</i>

Takhar, Opinderjit

doi:10.1080/13537903.2014.864811

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“…30 For a detailed account of the Vienna episode and the subsequent declaration for the establishment of Ravidassia Dharm, see Jodhka (2009), Ram (2009aRam ( , 2010 and Takhar (2011Takhar ( , 2014. 31 Phule belonged to the Mali (gardener) caste.…”

Section: Genealogy Of Ravidassia Dharmmentioning

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The genealogy of a dalit faith

Ram¹

2017

Contributions to Indian Sociology

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This article aims to explore the rise of the Ravidassia Dharm and the emerging contours of caste conflicts between some sections of dalits and the followers of the Sikh religion in contemporary Punjab. It is based on the premise that the Ravidassia Dharm is a dalit response to social exclusion emanating from oppressive social structures coupled with the persistence of acute landlessness among dalits. It is further argued that the Ravidassia Dharm became objectified through the cultural appropriation of an all-pervasive iconography and religious symbols of the Sikh religion. It has grown out of the complex power politics of claims and counterclaims around sacred texts, Rehat Maryada, emblems, rituals and narratives that remain central to the critical processes of conflict formation between some sections of the Ravidassia community and followers of the Sikh faith. A critical examination of factors and forces that led to the formation of the Ravidassia Dharm and its eventual confrontation with the followers of the Sikh religion is long due.

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The genealogy of a dalit faith

Ram¹

2017

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“…This is of course partly maintained by the historical significance of caste, the cultural and spatial reflections of caste, and the construction of other religious and political identities on the basis of caste identities (e.g. the emergence of Ravidassia, Valmiki, Ad Dharm identities) (Takhar, 2014;Kalsi, 1989), given that these "new" identities too serve to reify and perpetuate the caste system, albeit in indirect ways (see Ram 2008& Takhar 2011.…”

Section: Social Sciences Approaches To Castementioning

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“…Indeed, Chowdhry (2004) notes that difference and hierarchy are two key underlying principles of the caste system, which are supported by endogamy. However, it must be noted that even in the South Asian diaspora, Scheduled Caste groups such as the Valmikis can face social disparagement from historically privileged caste groups who continue to associate the Scheduled Castes with demeaning occupations and practices (Nesbitt, 1994;Takhar, 2014). The largely sociological and anthropological accounts of caste identity in the South Asian diaspora tend not to examine the motivations and functions that caste identity performs at both social and individual levels (cf.…”

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Caste and Identity Processes among British Sikhs in the Midlands

Jaspal

Takhar

2016

Sikh Formations

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This article examines the role of caste in the lives and identities of a small sample of young Sikhs in the English Midlands, using social psychological theory. In many academic writings, there is an implicit representation of caste as a negative aspect of South Asian culture and religion, and of caste identification as a means of oppressing vulnerable outgroups. Twenty-three young Sikhs were interviewed, and the qualitative data were analysed using Identity Process Theory. The following themes are discussed: (i) Caste as a Dormant Social Category, (ii) Anchoring the Caste Ingroup to Positive Social Representations, and (iii) Caste as an Inherent or Constructed Aspect of Identity? It is argued that neither caste nor caste-based prejudice appear to be prominent in the lives and identities of our interviewees but that, because caste is an important symbolic aspect of identity which can acquire salient in particular contexts, some Sikhs may wish to maintain this identity though endogamy. What is understood as caste-based prejudice can be better understood in terms of the downward comparison principle in social psychology. The implications for caste legislation are discussed

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“…Significantly, some of the contributions chart new ways in which such inequalities are being practised even within the Dalit category. Whilst 'Dalit' as a term has gained currency, this reminds us, it subsumes a huge variety of experiences, attitudes and social positions (Takhar 2014). One obvious difference pertains to Dalits now living outside the sub-continent, ostensibly in countries free of caste structures.…”

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Caste: experiences in South Asia and beyond

Gorringe

Jodhka

Takhar

2017

Contemporary South Asia

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This special issue of Contemporary South Asia seeks to capture the diversity and situatedness of the caste experience and deepen our understanding of caste dynamics and lives in the twenty-first century. In this Introduction, we highlight the continuing salience of caste, offer an overview of theoretical understandings of caste and foreground the importance of analysing caste in the present as a dynamic form of human relations, rather than a remnant of tradition. Following on from this, we highlight the increasingly global spread of caste and reflect on what happens to castebased social relations when they traverse continents. In conclusion, we introduce the papers that make up this special issue. Taken together, they speak to changes in attitudes towards caste, but also the persistence of caste-based identities and dynamics in India and Britain. Even though the papers presented in this special issue work with the assumption of caste being a reality in and among the Indians, caste-like status hierarchies have existed in most, if not all, societies, and they continue to persist and intersect with other forms of differences/inequalities.

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The Place of Scripture in the Trajectories of a Distinct Religious Identity among Ravidassias in Britain:Guru Granth SahiborAmritbani Guru Ravidass

Cited by 6 publications

References 10 publications

The genealogy of a dalit faith

The genealogy of a dalit faith

Caste and Identity Processes among British Sikhs in the Midlands

Caste: experiences in South Asia and beyond

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