| Description |
xiv, 305 p. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-295) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- PART I. LEGAL CONSTRUCTIONS OF RELIGIOUS IDENTITY -- 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) -- PART II. CONCEIVING A POLITICAL COMMUNITY -- 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 -- PART III. CASTE AND COMMUNAL IDENTITY -- Religion, caste and political rhetoric, 1925-1937 -- At the margins of marginality : Dalit Christians, 1917-1937 -- Conclusion. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Christians -- India, South.
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Caste -- India, South.
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India, South -- Ethnic relations.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0415323215 (alk. paper) |
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