Hinduism in French Guiana

Hinduism is a minority religion in French Guiana, introduced and practiced mostly by the descendants of the Indo-Guyanese, who in 2014 numbered around 360,000.[1]As of 2010,Hinduism is followed by 1.6% of the population of French Guiana.[2]

History

The abolition of slavery by France in 1848 created a labor crisis in its three colonies in the Caribbean. A large number of Indian laborers were brought into French Guiana from neighboring British Guiana, and while some of those had been converted to Protestantism most were Hindu, with perhaps 20% Muslim.[1]

Famous Hindu French Guinians

• Lotus Vingadassamy-Engel

References

1. Heenan, Patrick; Lamontagne, Monique, eds. (2014). The South America Handbook. Routledge. p. 318. ISBN 9781135973216.
2. http://www.globalreligiousfutures.org/countries/french-guiana#/?affiliations_religion_id=0&affiliations_year=2010