Description

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Introduction
Part I. The Community and Temple
1. The Canadian Setting 2. Migration 3. The Temple Community 4. The Toronto Temple5. Daily Rituals and Religious Festivals
Part II. Women's Leadership
6. Tradition7. Innovation8. Women's Authority9. Women's Voices, Women's Transitions
Conclusion

About the Author

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Nanette R. Spina is Assistant Professor of Religion at the University of Georgia, USA. Her research interests include Hindu traditions in India, Sri Lanka, and North America. She utilizes historical and ethnographic research methods, and has conducted field studies among religious communities in South Asia and North America including an extensive field study in Toronto, Canada. Her research focuses on Hindu traditions, religion and migration, and religion and gender.