Religion in Arampur 

 

Topics in Religion list

Religious lives together

The heritage of Hinduism

The heritage of Islam

Religious spaces

Devotionalism

The living dead

Domestic religion

These medallions, one depicting the Sufi shrine at Ajmer and the other showing the Hindu revivalist Vivekananda. demonstrate how Arampur residents identify with particular religious traditions through which they connect themselves with religious sites in other regions of India and religious leaders of previous centuries in history.

Religion in Arampur is practiced within an incredible diversity of settings, activities, and beliefs. It cannot be neatly divided into categories of religious tradition (I.e., "Hindu," "Muslim," "Sikh," "Christian") because members of these communities intermingle freely. Yet, these traditions have long heritages with which most Arampur families identify themselves.

As with other elements of their lives, the religious dimension allows Arampur residents to identify themselves uniquely with local family and caste as well as more broadly with national and international groups.

 

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