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To Be Cared for: The Power of Conversion and Foreignness of Belonging in an Indian Slum (Anthropology of Christianity)

Nathaniel Roberts

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Description:To Be Cared For offers a unique view into the conceptual and moral world of slum-bound Dalits ("untouchables") in the South Indian city of Chennai. Focusing on the decision by many women to embrace locally specific forms of Pentecostal Christianity, Nathaniel Roberts challenges dominant anthropological understandings of religion as a matter of culture and identity, as well as Indian nationalist narratives of Christianity as a "foreign" ideology that disrupts local communities. Far from being a divisive force, conversion integrates the slum community--Christians and Hindus alike--by addressing hidden moral fault lines that subtly pit residents against one another in a national context that renders Dalits outsiders in their own land."Read an interview with the author on the Association for Asian Studies' #AsiaNow blog.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with To Be Cared for: The Power of Conversion and Foreignness of Belonging in an Indian Slum (Anthropology of Christianity). To get started finding To Be Cared for: The Power of Conversion and Foreignness of Belonging in an Indian Slum (Anthropology of Christianity), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: To Be Cared For offers a unique view into the conceptual and moral world of slum-bound Dalits ("untouchables") in the South Indian city of Chennai. Focusing on the decision by many women to embrace locally specific forms of Pentecostal Christianity, Nathaniel Roberts challenges dominant anthropological understandings of religion as a matter of culture and identity, as well as Indian nationalist narratives of Christianity as a "foreign" ideology that disrupts local communities. Far from being a divisive force, conversion integrates the slum community--Christians and Hindus alike--by addressing hidden moral fault lines that subtly pit residents against one another in a national context that renders Dalits outsiders in their own land."Read an interview with the author on the Association for Asian Studies' #AsiaNow blog.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with To Be Cared for: The Power of Conversion and Foreignness of Belonging in an Indian Slum (Anthropology of Christianity). To get started finding To Be Cared for: The Power of Conversion and Foreignness of Belonging in an Indian Slum (Anthropology of Christianity), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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To Be Cared for: The Power of Conversion and Foreignness of Belonging in an Indian Slum (Anthropology of Christianity)

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