Christianity and belonging in Shimla, North India: sacred entanglements of a Himalayan landscape

"This book explores the material religion of contemporary Shimla, a vibrant postcolonial city, famed for its colonial heritage, set against the backdrop of the North-Western Himalayas. Jonathan Miles-Watson demonstrates that this landscape is able to peacefully reconcile the apparent tensions o...

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Main Author: Miles-Watson, Jonathan (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: London [England] Bloomsbury Academic 2020
In:Year: 2020
Edition:First edition
Series/Journal:Bloomsbury Studies in Material Religion
Further subjects:B Simla (India) Religion
B Christianity (India) (Simla)
B Electronic books
B Christianity
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