Amazon cover image
Image from Amazon.com

Christianity in Indian history : issues of culture, power, and knowledge / edited by Pius Malekandathil, Joy L.K. Pachuau, Tanika Sarkar

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Delhi, Primus Books, ©2016Description: xiv, 283 pages ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 938408266X
  • 9789384082666
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • ARCH FRBC 275.4 M245C
LOC classification:
  • BR1155 .C486 2016
Subject: "This volume is a collection of wide ranging essays on Indian Christianity and Christian missionaries in India. It attempts to identify and reflect upon Christianity's regional and temporal variations from Early Modern times, its links with global Christian institutions and movements, its diverse cultural practices, and its relationship with caste and class. The essays herein underline the existence of many Christianities in Indian history, their mutual linkages, their exchanges and interactions as well as their debates with other Indian religions and communities. They anchor Christian historical experiences within a larger Indian modernity and identify the specificities and influences of Christian identities as well as locate their intermeshing with other Indian identities."--Publisher's website
Reviews from LibraryThing.com:
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
Archives Archives SAIACS Archives Room Frykenberg Collection ARCH FRBC 275.4 M245C (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 066949

Includes bibliographical references and index

"This volume is a collection of wide ranging essays on Indian Christianity and Christian missionaries in India. It attempts to identify and reflect upon Christianity's regional and temporal variations from Early Modern times, its links with global Christian institutions and movements, its diverse cultural practices, and its relationship with caste and class. The essays herein underline the existence of many Christianities in Indian history, their mutual linkages, their exchanges and interactions as well as their debates with other Indian religions and communities. They anchor Christian historical experiences within a larger Indian modernity and identify the specificities and influences of Christian identities as well as locate their intermeshing with other Indian identities."--Publisher's website

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.