"This book is dense with information and well structured. It gives a good overview of the extraordinary variety of Christian life in India and maps out the terrain for further reseearch ... any serious student of Christianity in India will find this book very valuable. It ought …
"The book describes the nature of anti-Christian violence in India while examining its causes and providing thorough analysis in the light of recent social theory and the history of Hindu-Christian relations"-- Does religion cause violent conflict, asks Chad M. Bauman, and if so…
"The book describes the nature of anti-Christian violence in India while examining its causes and providing thorough analysis in the light of recent social theory and the history of Hindu-Christian relations"--
Does religion cause violent conflict, this book asks, and if so, does it cause conflict more than other social identities? Through an extended history of Christian-Hindu relations, with particular attention to the 2007-2008 riots in Kandhamal, Odisha, this book examines religiou…
"The book describes the nature of anti-Christian violence in India while examining its causes and providing thorough analysis in the light of recent social theory and the history of Hindu-Christian relations"--
"The book describes the nature of anti-Christian violence in India while examining its causes and providing thorough analysis in the light of recent social theory and the history of Hindu-Christian relations"--
"This book explores the material religion of contemporary Shimla, a vibrant postcolonial city, famed for its colonial heritage, set against the backdrop of the North-Western Himalayas. Jonathan Miles-Watson demonstrates that this landscape is able to peacefully reconcile the app…
"This book is one of the first to present a definitive history of the Christian Ashram movement. It offers insights into the development of the movement, on Europe's Orientalist view of Eastern mysticism, and how the concept of the 'ashram' spread beyond the borders of India. Dr…
"This book is one of the first to present a definitive history of the Christian Ashram movement. It offers insights into the development of the movement, on Europe's Orientalist view of Eastern mysticism, and how the concept of the 'ashram' spread beyond the borders of India. Dr…
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