Theology and politics in Northeast India: Interpreters in an evolving intellectual terrain

Theology from the northeast of India draws heavily from the cultural capital of its constituents. As an unintended consequence, tribal theology invokes a past that renders its theological discourse as rather distant from the evolving political economy of faith communities in the northeast of India....

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Main Author: Lalruatkima (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2024
In: Transformation
Year: 2024, Volume: 41, Issue: 1, Pages: 83-91
Further subjects:B legislator-interpreter
B Tribal theology
B Management
B significations
B northeast India
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Summary:Theology from the northeast of India draws heavily from the cultural capital of its constituents. As an unintended consequence, tribal theology invokes a past that renders its theological discourse as rather distant from the evolving political economy of faith communities in the northeast of India. A turn from legislating what tribal theology is to interpreting the politics of tribal communities provides an important intervention. Interpreting politics as significations and management inevitably necessitates self-reflexivity to render an honest reading of theology in the northeast of India.
ISSN:1759-8931
Contains:Enthalten in: Transformation
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/02653788231224675