"To Seek a Nobler Inheritance": The Namasudra-Baptist Exchange of Early Twentieth-Century Bengal
This article presents a study of the dynamics that evolved between Dalits and Baptist missionaries in eastern India during the early years of the twentieth century. Drawing on hitherto unexamined Baptist publications, it attempts to discern what was at stake in their engagements through a close anal...
| Другие заглавия: | "Roundtable on Religion as Polity Formation:Revisiting Modern Religion in Imperial India" |
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| Формат: | Электронный ресурс Статья |
| Язык: | Английский |
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| Опубликовано: |
2023
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Journal of the American Academy of Religion
Год: 2023, Том: 91, Выпуск: 1, Страницы: 51-63 |
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| Итог: | This article presents a study of the dynamics that evolved between Dalits and Baptist missionaries in eastern India during the early years of the twentieth century. Drawing on hitherto unexamined Baptist publications, it attempts to discern what was at stake in their engagements through a close analysis of the exchanges that ensued between the two parties that, despite their extended unfolding, nonetheless resulted in few conversions. Proceeding from a consideration of nineteenth-century precedents, the article focuses on the period of their interactions that coincided with the Swadeshi movement in Bengal. It seeks to illustrate not only the considerable density of the collaborations they pursued but also to argue that their relationships contributed to the formation of a distinctive strand of liberalism. In so doing, the article invites reconsideration of the idea that subaltern consciousness was resistant to Western, and specifically missionary, influence. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4585 |
| Второстепенные работы: | Enthalten in: American Academy of Religion, Journal of the American Academy of Religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jaarel/lfad037 |
