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This is the first academic study of Christian literature in Hindi
and its role in the politics of language and religion in
contemporary India. In public portrayals, Hindi has been the
language of Hindus and Urdu the language of Muslims, but Christians
have been usually been associated with the English of the foreign
'West'. However, this book shows how Christian writers in India
have adopted Hindi in order to promote a form of Christianity that
can be seen as Indian, desi, and rooted in the religio-linguistic
world of the Hindi belt. Using three case studies, the book
demonstrates how Hindi Christian writing strategically presents
Christianity as linguistically Hindi, culturally Indian, and
theologically informed by other faiths. These works are written to
sway public perceptions by promoting particular forms of
citizenship in the context of fostering the use of Hindi. Examining
the content and context of Christian attention to Hindi, it is
shown to have been deployed as a political and cultural tool by
Christians in India. This book gives an important insight into the
link between language and religion in India. As such, it will be of
great interest to scholars of Religion in India, World
Christianity, Religion and Politics and Interreligious Dialogue, as
well as Religious Studies and South Asian Studies.
This is the first academic study of Christian literature in Hindi
and its role in the politics of language and religion in
contemporary India. In public portrayals, Hindi has been the
language of Hindus and Urdu the language of Muslims, but Christians
have been usually been associated with the English of the foreign
'West'. However, this book shows how Christian writers in India
have adopted Hindi in order to promote a form of Christianity that
can be seen as Indian, desi, and rooted in the religio-linguistic
world of the Hindi belt. Using three case studies, the book
demonstrates how Hindi Christian writing strategically presents
Christianity as linguistically Hindi, culturally Indian, and
theologically informed by other faiths. These works are written to
sway public perceptions by promoting particular forms of
citizenship in the context of fostering the use of Hindi. Examining
the content and context of Christian attention to Hindi, it is
shown to have been deployed as a political and cultural tool by
Christians in India. This book gives an important insight into the
link between language and religion in India. As such, it will be of
great interest to scholars of Religion in India, World
Christianity, Religion and Politics and Interreligious Dialogue, as
well as Religious Studies and South Asian Studies.
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