We Have the Best Gods! The Encounter Between Hinduism and Christianity in La Réunion

Abstract Christian religion, imposed on South Indian immigrants from advent in La Réunion (Indian Ocean) by the French administration, did not succeed in eradicating belief in the Hindu gods: rather, Christianity became for the Tamils a matter of mere public display, acted out to satisfy the island&...

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Main Author: Ghasarian, Christian (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publ. 1997
In: Journal of Asian and African studies
Year: 1997, Volume: 32, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 286-295
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