Constructing Indian Christianities

Download or read book Constructing Indian Christianities written by Chad M. Bauman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-08-07 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume offers insights into the current ‘public-square’ debates on Indian Christianity. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork as well as rigorous analyses, it discusses the myriad histories of Christianity in India, its everyday practice and contestations and the process of its indigenisation. It addresses complex and pertinent themes such as Dalit Indian Christianity, diasporic nationalism and conversion. The work will interest scholars and researchers of religious studies, Dalit and subaltern studies, modern Indian history, and politics.