Hinduism in France
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 121,312 0.2% of the total Population | |
| Religions | |
| Hinduism Vaishnavism (majority) Shaivism and others (minority) | |
| Scriptures | |
| Agamas, Bhagavad Gita and Vedas | |
| Languages | |
| Sacred Sanskrit, Old Tamil Others Hindi, Tamil, Punjabi, etc. (among diaspora) |
Hinduism is a minority religion in France, which is followed by more than 121,312 people in France which is nearly 0.2% of the nation's population. Most of the Hindus in France are mainly from Indian diaspora. Though there are many Hindus from Nepal, Afghanistan, Mauritius and other nations.
It is the fifth largest in Europe, after those of the United Kingdom, Italy, The Netherlands and Germany.[1]
Influence of Hinduism in France[]
Notable personality[]
French people who were Hindus or were influenced by Hinduism include Victor Cousin,[2] Alexandra David-Néel,[3] Paul Gauguin, René Guénon, Jules Michelet, Mirra Richard, Romain Rolland, Satprem, Paul Verlaine, François Gautier and Voltaire.
Hinduism in French overseas territories[]
Hinduism in Martinique[]
Hinduism is followed in the Martinique by the Indo-Martiniquais. Though Indo-Martiniquais comprises approximately 10% of the population of the island of Martinique, only a few are Hindus. Only 15% of Indo-Martiniquais are Hindus.[4]
Hinduism in French Guiana[]
As of 2010, Hinduism is followed by 1.6% of the population of French Guiana.[5] It is practiced mostly by the descendants of the Indo-Guyanese, who in 2014 numbered around 360,000.[6]
Hinduism in Réunion[]
The French government gathers no statistics on religious affiliation. Because of this, it is impossible to know accurately how many Hindus there are in Réunion. Estimates of practicing Hindus vary from 6.7%[7] to 10.7%.[8] Most of the large towns have a functioning Hindu temple.[9] Yet, uncertainty as to the exact number of Hindus in the country results from the fact that many of the members of the Indian population cross-identify with Roman Catholic, Muslim and Hindu faiths.
About 59% of the Gujarati, 40% of the Punjabis, 10% of the Tamils in Réunion are Hindus. An interesting feature, likely peculiar to Réunion, is the simultaneous observance by some ethnic Indians of both Catholic and Hindu rites, a practice that has earned them the sobriquet of being "socially Catholic and privately Hindu."
Hinduism in Guadeloupe[]
Hinduism is practised by Some Indo-Guadeloupeans in Guadeloupe. According to a Statistics[clarification needed], Hinduism is followed by 0.5% of the Guadelopeans.[10]
Notable French Hindus[]
- Vikash Dhorasoo, a member of the French Football World Cup squad in 2006. He is an ethnic Mauritian Indian from the town of Le Havre.
- Alain Danielou, a French historian, intellectual, musicologist, Indologist and noted Western convert to Shaivite Hinduism.
- Arnaud Desjardins, French journalist, film maker, main disciple of Swami Prajnanpad.
- François Gautier, French journalist, settled in India and Western convert to Hinduism.
- Bapi Das Baul, Bengali folk musician, born in Kolkata and settled in France.
- Bollozzou Bassavalingam, Poet and writer, born in Yanam and settled in France.
- Jayasri Burman
- Maya Burman
- Sakti Burman
See also[]
References[]
Citations[]
- ^ "European Countries With The Highest Number Of Hindus: 2010 To 2050". WorldAtlas. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
- ^ Trouillet, Pierre-Yves; Voix, Raphaël (2020-07-07). Hinduism in France. Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-43228-4.
- ^ Thévoz, Samuel (2016-07-21). "On the Threshold of the "Land of Marvels:" Alexandra David-Neel in Sikkim and the Making of Global Buddhism". The Journal of Transcultural Studies. 7 (1): 149–186. doi:10.17885/heiup.ts.23541. ISSN 2191-6411.
- ^ "Martinique" (PDF). World Maps. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Religions in French Guiana | PEW-GRF". www.globalreligiousfutures.org. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
- ^ Heenan, Patrick; Lamontagne, Monique, eds. (2014). The South America Handbook. Routledge. p. 318. ISBN 9781135973216.
- ^ "Indian diaspora" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-08-21. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
- ^ "Country Profile: Reunion (Department of Reunion)". Archived from the original on 13 October 2007. Retrieved 2015-02-14.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- ^ Peoples of Africa: Réunion-Somalia. Marshall Cavendish. 2001. pp. 412–. ISBN 978-0-7614-7166-0.
- ^ "RELIGIONS IN GUADELOUPE". www.religion-facts.com. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
Further sources[]
- Horowitz, Michael M. (1963). "The Worship of South Indian Deities in Martinique". Ethnology. 2 (3): 339–346. doi:10.2307/3772865. ISSN 0014-1828.
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