Creation of social space through prayers among Dalits in Kerala, India

Control over social space was central to the everyday practice of caste in Kerala, India. Caste system in Kerala had evolved extreme forms of control over social space, which was critiqued by European missionaries in the nineteenth century. The missionary work among the slave castes that emphasized...

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Main Author: Mohan, Sanal (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: [2016]
In: Journal of religious and political practice
Year: 2016, Volume: 2, Issue: 1, Pages: 40-57
Further subjects:B Slavery
B Spatiality
B Dalits
B Christianity
B Prayer
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