ABSTRACT
This chapter describes the formation of Sikh communities in Greece and the Sikhs' efforts to adapt and integrate into Greek society. The Sikhs can provide one example of how a relatively small ethno-religious migrant community integrates into the ethnically and religiously homogenous landscape of Greece. Fieldwork was carried out in Athens, in the gurdwara of Tavros, during the period 2007 to 2010. The methodology of the fieldwork in Athens was a combination of qualitative methods, such as participatory observation and semi-organized interviews, with the Sikh community leaders as well as members of this migration community in Greece. The great majority of Sikh immigrants constitute a culturally traditional group, which aims to conserve its particular cultural identity in various ways. An important factor for this would be the practice of arranged marriages. The Sikh men in Greece prefer wives from their own country and culture, according to traditional practices.
