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Place, gender and power in transnational Sikh marriages
Author(s) -
Mand Kanwal
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
global networks
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.685
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1471-0374
pISSN - 1470-2266
DOI - 10.1111/1471-0374.00039
Subject(s) - transnationalism , hierarchy , ethnography , gender studies , sociology , power (physics) , gender relations , anthropology , politics , political science , law , physics , quantum mechanics
In this article I explore the importance of place during transnational marriages and in particular during wedding rituals. The rituals described are two Sikh weddings taking place in East Africa and the Punjab respectively. Highlighting the importance of status and hierarchy during wedding events, the ethnography focuses on how transnationalism is experienced as a generator of status as well as a potential risk to status. Through an account in the article of ritual practices in transnational marriages and households, I underline place as a significant factor in gender relations during wedding events.