The Cultural Identity of Working Hindu Married Women ill the South African Diaspora in the Context of Goddess Worship during Navaratri

• Verfasst von: Chirkut, S. [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: The Cultural Identity of Working Hindu Married Women ill the South African Diaspora in the Context of Goddess Worship during Navaratri
• Jahr: 2006
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: Nidān
• Ort Quelle: Durban : Univ., 1989
• Jahr Quelle: 2006
• Band/Heft Quelle: (2006), 18, Seite 23-43
• ISSN Quelle: 2414-8636
• DOI: doi:10.58125/nidan.2006.1
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• Sach-SW: Durga
• Sach-SW: Hindu married women
• Sach-SW: Kuppusami
• Sach-SW: Mother Shakti
• Sach-SW: Saraswathi
• K10plus-PPN: 1839578734
• K10plus-PPN: CATS / Abt. Südasien
• Bibliothek/Idn: SA / m4344899865
• Lokale URL Inst.: Zum Volltext

Abstract

South Africa is blessed with people from diverse cultural backgrounds. Hindus being the minority in the South African Diaspora, have to face many challenges and problems to preserve their identity in terms of religion, culture and tradition. Hindu women are traditionally perceived as mothers, educators and nurturers to maintain the Hindu value system in their families. This paper demonstrates how working Hindu married women in the Stanger area of KwaZulu-Natal make use of Hindu festivals such as Navaratri to keep alive the Hindu value system, the religion, culture and tradition of their ancestors, despite pressures from the drive to westernize and globalize that comes from the rest of South African society.