Hindu Christian Faqir
Author | : Timothy Dobe |
Publisher | : AAR Religion, Culture, and His |
Total Pages | : 385 |
Release | : 2015 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199987696 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199987696 |
Rating | : 4/5 (96 Downloads) |
Download or read book Hindu Christian Faqir written by Timothy Dobe and published by AAR Religion, Culture, and His. This book was released on 2015 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book compares two colonial Indian holy men, the Hindu Rama Tirtha and the Christian Sundar Singh. Challenging ideas about modern Hinduism, indigenous Christianity, and sainthood, the study focuses on the vernacular, ascetic idioms that both men creatively drew on to appeal to transnational audiences and pursue religious perfection"--