Strangers and Sojourners: Religious Communities in the Diaspora

by Gerrie Ter Haar

The modern world is full of diasporas. African Americans, and Muslims and Hindus in Europe, are some of the best known among them. The concept of 'diaspora' has spread rapidly in academic writing and the popular press. But what is a diaspora ? Derived from Jewish tradition, the word is now often applied to any minority which has migrated from its place of origin. Increasingly, the criterion used by journalists and academics for identifying such minorities...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9042906634
• ISBN13: 9789042906631
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Peeters
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.5" x 9.4"