The saint in the banyan tree: Christianity and caste society in India
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 nationa...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Berkeley, Calif. [u.a.]
Univ. of California Press
c 2012
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| In: |
The anthropology of Christianity (14)
Year: 2012 |
| Series/Journal: | The anthropology of Christianity
14 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Tamil Nadu
/ Holy See (motif)
/ Paria
/ Rural life
/ Religious festival
B India (Süd) / Dalit theology B Jesuits / Mission (international law B Christian / Hindus B Christianity / Caste |
| Further subjects: | B
Christianity and other religions
B Tamil (Indic people) Religion B Caste Religious aspects Christianity B Social classes (India, South) Religious aspects B Christianity (India, South) |
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| Summary: | 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 |
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| Item Description: | ***Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke.***Unchanged reprints that were published later are included here.*** Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index |
| Physical Description: | XX, 385 S., Ill., graph. Darst., Kt., cm |
| ISBN: | 978-0-520-27349-8 978-0-520-25316-2 0-520-25316-7 0-520-27349-4 |
