Cargando…

The saint in the banyan tree : Christianity and caste society in India /

Skillfully combining archival research with fieldwork, this book examines the cultural impact of Christianity on Indian religious, social, and political life.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mosse, David
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2012.
Colección:Anthropology of Christianity ; 14.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A Jesuit mission in history
  • A culture of popular Catholicism
  • Christians in village society: caste, place, and the ritualization of power
  • Public worship and disputed caste: the Santiyakappar Festival over 150 years
  • Christianity and Dalit struggle: 1960s to 1980s
  • Hindu religious nationalism and Dalit Christian activism
  • A return visit to Alapuram: religion and caste in the 2000s.