{"product_id":"9781565492714","title":"Living Our Religions: Hindu and Muslim South Asian-American Women Narrate Their Experiences","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe population of the South Asian Diaspora in the US is over 2.5 million people. Yet in a post 9\/11 climate of opinion, little is known about this group beyond images of Muslim and Hindu fundamentalists and terrorists. This is particularly true of women where simplistic assumptions about veils and subordination obscure the voices of the women themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRarely are Hindu and Muslim American women—many of whom are social workers, physicians, lawyers, academics, students, homemakers—asked about their everyday lives and religious beliefs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiving our Religions\u003c\/i\u003e brings out these hidden stories from South Asian American women of Bangladeshi, Pakistani, Indian and Nepali origin. Their accounts show how diverse and culturally dynamic religious practices emerge within the intersection of histories and politics of specific locales. The authors describe the race, gender, and ethnic boundaries they encounter; they also document how they resist and challenge these boundaries. \u003ci\u003eLiving our Religions\u003c\/i\u003e cuts through the myths and ethnocentrism of popular portrayals to reveal the vibrancy, courage and agency of an “invisible” minority.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOther Contributors: \u003c\/b\u003eShobha Hamal Gurung, Selina Jamil, Salma Kamal, Shweta Majumdar, Bidya Ranjeet, Shanthi Rao, Aysha Saeed, Monoswita Saha, Neela, Bhattacharya Saxena, Parveen Talpur, Elora Halim Chowdhury and Rafia Zakaria\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kumarian Press, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49787253129456,"sku":"9781565492714","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781565492714","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}