The subhedar's son : a narrative of Brahmin-Christian conversion from nineteenth-century Maharashtra /

Dandekar, Deepra,

The subhedar's son : a narrative of Brahmin-Christian conversion from nineteenth-century Maharashtra / Deepra Dandekar. - Oxford, Oxford University Press, ©2019 - xliv, 222 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. - AAR religion in translation .

Includes bibliographical references (page 211-216) and index.

Introducing the novel -- The subhedar's son (Subhedaracha putra) : an annotated translation -- The context of The subhedar's son -- Multiple narratives in the novel -- Shankar Nana, Parubai and the author, Dinkar Shankar Sawarkar -- Afterword and concluding thoughts.

"The book "The Subhedar's Son: A Narrative of Brahmin Christian Conversion from Nineteenth-century Maharashtra" explores the experience of Christian conversion among Brahmins from one of the earliest Anglican Missions of the Bombay Presidency (Church Missionary Society) established in the nineteenth century"--

9780190914042 (hardcover : alk. paper)

2018021629


Marathi literature.
Marathi language--Texts.
Conversion in literature.

PK2418.S358 / S8313 2019

ARCH FRBC 891.4 D176S