Intercultural Education Ethnographic and Religious Approaches

by Nesbitt, Eleanor

• ISBN13: 9781845190347
• ISBN10: 1845190343
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-07-01
• Publisher: Sussex Academic Press

Summary

Written for teachers, teacher trainers and their students, and others working with children and young people, this book provides a valuable resource for those engaged in religious studies and South Asian studies, comprising a rich library of data relevant

Author Biography

Eleanor Nesbitt is a Professor in Religions and Education in the Institute of Education, University of Warwick. She has been studying cultural and religious transmission in the UK for thirty years, most recently directing a project on the religious identity formation of young people in 'mixed-faith' families. Her most recent book is Sikhism: A Very Short Introduction.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	vi
A Note on Transliteration	viii
Introduction: Cultural Diversity and Intercultural Education	1	(137)
1 Birthdays - A Spectrum of Difference	13	(8)
2 Young Hindus and Vegetarianism	21	(14)
3 The Diversity of Experience within a Faith Tradition	35	(15)
4 Festivals - Schools' Involvement in `Tradition'	50	(16)
5 Belief and Practice - God and Holy Water	66	(15)
6 Tradition and Choice - What Young Hindus Believe	81	(17)
7 Caste, Hindus and Sikhs	98	(15)
8 British, Asian and Hindu - Multiple Identities	113	(12)
9 Spirituality and Religious Experience	125	(13)
10 Ethnography as Reflective Practice	138	(16)
Appendix: Practical Guidelines for Teachers - Cultural Diversity and the School	154	(13)
Glossary	167	(8)
Bibliography	175	(16)
Index	191