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.

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Christians--India, South.
Caste--India, South.


India, South--Ethnic relations.

DS432.5.C55 / M35 2004

ARCH FRBC 305.67 M252C