The Saint in the Banyan Tree - Christianity and Caste Society in India (Hardcover, New)

"The Saint in the Banyan Tree" is a nuanced and historically persuasive exploration of ChristianityOCOs 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 countryOCOs OCyuntouchablesOCO (dalits). Mosse shows how caste was central to the way in which categories of OCyreligionOCO and OCycultureOCO were formed and negotiated in missionary encounters, and how the social and semiotic possibilities of Christianity lead to a new politic of equal rights in South India. Skillfully combining archival research with anthropological fieldwork, this book examines the full cultural impact of Christianity on Indian religious, social and political life. Connecting historical ethnography to the preoccupations of priests and Jesuit social activists, Mosse throws new light on the contemporary nature of caste, conversion, religious synthesis, secularization, dalit politics, the inherent tensions of religious pluralism, and the struggle for recognition among subordinated people.

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	The Anthropology of Christianity, 14
Release date:	October 2012
First published:	2012
Authors:	David Mosse
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	408
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-25316-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Black studies Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Religions of Indic & Oriental origin > Hinduism Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Social classes > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Religions of Indic & Oriental origin > Hinduism Books > Christianity Promotions
LSN:	0-520-25316-7
Barcode:	9780520253162

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