The Saint in the Banyan Tree: Christianity and Caste Society in India Volume 14
(Part of the The Anthropology of Christianity Series)
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The Saint in the Banyan Tree is a nuanced and historically persuasive exploration of Christianity's remarkable trajectory as a social and cultural force in southern India. Starting in the seventeenth century, when the religion was integrated into Tamil institutions of caste and popular religiosity, this study moves into the twentieth century, when Christianity became an unexpected source of radical transformation for the country's 'untouchables' (dalits)...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0520273494
ISBN13:9780520273498
Release Date:October 2012
Publisher:University of California Press
Length:408 Pages
Weight:1.23 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 5.9" x 8.9"
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