Constructing Indian Christianities: Culture, Conversion and Caste

Chad M Bauman, Richard Fox Young

    Research output: Book/ReportBook

    Abstract

    This volume offers insights into the current ‘public-square’ debates on Indian Christianity. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork as well as rigorous analyses, it discusses the myriad histories of Christianity in India, its everyday practice and contestations and the process of its indigenisation. It addresses complex and pertinent themes such as Dalit Indian Christianity, diasporic nationalism and conversion. The work will interest scholars and researchers of religious studies, Dalit and subaltern studies, modern Indian history, and politics.
    Original languageAmerican English
    PublisherRoutledge
    StatePublished - 2014

    Keywords

    • Caste
    • Conversion
    • Hindu-Christian
    • Indian Christianity

    Disciplines

    • History of Christianity
    • History of Religions of Eastern Origins
    • Missions and World Christianity

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