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Constructing Indian Christianities

Culture, Conversion and Caste

Chad M Bauman editor Richard Fox Young editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:3rd Jun '14

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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.

‘[R]eveals tantalizing possibilities for the study of South Asian Christianities to contribute to, even rethink or reshape, any number of contemporary conversations in the study of religion and the humanities more broadly.’— Anne E. Monius, Harvard Divinity School, Harvard University

‘[E]vidences that the question regarding how any religion — particularly Christianity — can, in Peter Beyer’s words, ‘be thought of or lived as a singular identity’ across the globe is being taken very seriously.’ — Rowena Robinson, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

"Constructing Indian Christianities is a volume
that has much to teach specialists and nonspecialists
alike. Among its many distinguishing
qualities, the most salutary aspect of the volume
is how the essays collectively foreground Dalit
experiences and concerns."

Mathew N. Schmalz, The College of the Holy Cross
Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies, Vol. 30 [2018], Art. 21

ISBN: 9781138020184

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 430g

288 pages