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A Sense of ViiduTamil Weekends: Intergenerational Perspectives on Belonging

A Sense of Viidu: Tamil Weekends: Intergenerational Perspectives on Belonging [“Tamil weekends” describe how second-generation migrants are involved in an intensively packed mix of Tamil linguistic, cultural and religious activities, mostly on the weekends, as part of the first generation’s attempts to (re)create home. Drawing from an ethnographic study in a Tamil Hindu temple, this chapter explores how adolescent students perceive the transmission efforts of the first generation, and what it means for their sense of belonging and their sense of Tamilness in the homeland of Sri Lanka and the new home of Australia. I highlight how first- and second-generation ideologies regarding Tamil identity and belonging are changing with time, largely due to new interpretations of “being Tamil” that vary between and within generations. At the same time, as a result of the threat to Tamil culture in Sri Lanka, there is an enduring sense of duty to maintain the language, religion and culture outside of the homeland.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Sense of ViiduTamil Weekends: Intergenerational Perspectives on Belonging

Editors: Kandasamy, Niro; Perera, Nirukshi; Ratnam, Charishma
A Sense of Viidu — Jan 21, 2020

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Publisher
Springer Singapore
Copyright
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020
ISBN
978-981-15-1368-8
Pages
137 –154
DOI
10.1007/978-981-15-1369-5_10
Publisher site
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Abstract

[“Tamil weekends” describe how second-generation migrants are involved in an intensively packed mix of Tamil linguistic, cultural and religious activities, mostly on the weekends, as part of the first generation’s attempts to (re)create home. Drawing from an ethnographic study in a Tamil Hindu temple, this chapter explores how adolescent students perceive the transmission efforts of the first generation, and what it means for their sense of belonging and their sense of Tamilness in the homeland of Sri Lanka and the new home of Australia. I highlight how first- and second-generation ideologies regarding Tamil identity and belonging are changing with time, largely due to new interpretations of “being Tamil” that vary between and within generations. At the same time, as a result of the threat to Tamil culture in Sri Lanka, there is an enduring sense of duty to maintain the language, religion and culture outside of the homeland.]

Published: Jan 21, 2020

Keywords: Tamil language; Saiva religion Religion; Intergenerational transmission; Hindu temple

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