Christians and public life in colonial South India, 1863-1937 : contending with marginality /
Mallampalli, Chandra, 1965-
Christians and public life in colonial South India, 1863-1937 : contending with marginality / Chandra Mallampalli. - London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon, ©2004. - xiv, 305 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-295) and index.
Rights of converts within British and Princely India, 1870-1895 -- Inheritance law and the 'native Christian' community, 1863-1917 -- Marital law and constructions of Hindu and Christian identity (1870-1920) -- The spiritual vs. the political : global religion and Indian politics, 1917-1933 -- The protestant disavowal of Christian communalism, 1910-1933 -- The indigenization of Catholic action, 1921-1937 -- Religion, caste and political rhetoric, 1925-1937 -- At the margins of marginality : Dalit Christians, 1917-1937 -- Introduction -- PART I. LEGAL CONSTRUCTIONS OF RELIGIOUS IDENTITY -- PART II. CONCEIVING A POLITICAL COMMUNITY -- PART III. CASTE AND COMMUNAL IDENTITY -- Conclusion.
0415323215 (alk. paper)
2003021309
Christians--India, South.
Caste--India, South.
India, South--Ethnic relations.
DS432.5.C55 / M35 2004
ARCH FRBC 305.67 M252C
Christians and public life in colonial South India, 1863-1937 : contending with marginality / Chandra Mallampalli. - London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon, ©2004. - xiv, 305 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-295) and index.
Rights of converts within British and Princely India, 1870-1895 -- Inheritance law and the 'native Christian' community, 1863-1917 -- Marital law and constructions of Hindu and Christian identity (1870-1920) -- The spiritual vs. the political : global religion and Indian politics, 1917-1933 -- The protestant disavowal of Christian communalism, 1910-1933 -- The indigenization of Catholic action, 1921-1937 -- Religion, caste and political rhetoric, 1925-1937 -- At the margins of marginality : Dalit Christians, 1917-1937 -- Introduction -- PART I. LEGAL CONSTRUCTIONS OF RELIGIOUS IDENTITY -- PART II. CONCEIVING A POLITICAL COMMUNITY -- PART III. CASTE AND COMMUNAL IDENTITY -- Conclusion.
0415323215 (alk. paper)
2003021309
Christians--India, South.
Caste--India, South.
India, South--Ethnic relations.
DS432.5.C55 / M35 2004
ARCH FRBC 305.67 M252C