To be cared for: the power of conversion and foreignness of belonging in an Indian slum
"To Be Cared For offers a unique window into the conceptual and moral world of slum-bound Dalits ("untouchables") in the South Indian city of Chennai. The book focuses on the decision by many women to embrace locally specific forms of Pentecostal Christianity. Nathaniel Roberts challe...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oakland, California
University of Californiarnia Press
[2016]
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The anthropology of Christianity (20)
Year: 2016 |
| Series/Journal: | The anthropology of Christianity
20 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Chennai
/ Squatter settlements
/ Paria
/ Conversion (Religion)
/ Pentecostal churches
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| Further subjects: | B
Hinduism
Relations
Christianity
B Pentecostal Churches (India) (Chennai) B Slums (India) (Chennai) B Christianity and other religions Hinduism B Pentecostal women Religious life (India) (Chennai) B Pentecostalism (India) (Chennai) History B Dalit women Religious life (India) (Chennai) |