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illustrated | Not Illustrated |
institution | Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta |
language | English |
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physical | 286 p. ; 21 cm., pb. |
publishDate | 2016 |
publisher | Navayana, |
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spelling | Roberts, Nathaniel, 1970- author. 3468 To be cared for : the power of conversion and foreignness of belonging in an Indian slum / Nathaniel Roberts. New Delhi: Navayana, 2016. 286 p. ; 21 cm., pb. text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. "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 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, Roberts argues, conversion to Christianity serves to integrate the slum community--Christians and Hindus alike--by addressing hidden moral fault lines in the slum that subtly pit women against one another. Christians and Hindus in the slum are not opposed; they are united in a struggle to survive in a national context that renders Dalits outsiders in their own homes."--Provided by publisher. Pentecostal churches India Chennai. 3469 Pentecostalism India Chennai History. 3470 Dalit women Religious life India Chennai. 3471 Pentecostal women Religious life India Chennai. 3472 Slums India Chennai. 3473 Christianity and other religions Hinduism. 3474 Hinduism Relations Christianity. 3475 |
spellingShingle | Roberts, Nathaniel, 1970- To be cared for : the power of conversion and foreignness of belonging in an Indian slum / Pentecostal churches India Chennai. 3469 Pentecostalism India Chennai History. 3470 Dalit women Religious life India Chennai. 3471 Pentecostal women Religious life India Chennai. 3472 Slums India Chennai. 3473 Christianity and other religions Hinduism. 3474 Hinduism Relations Christianity. 3475 |
title | To be cared for : the power of conversion and foreignness of belonging in an Indian slum / |
title_auth | To be cared for : the power of conversion and foreignness of belonging in an Indian slum / |
title_full | To be cared for : the power of conversion and foreignness of belonging in an Indian slum / Nathaniel Roberts. |
title_fullStr | To be cared for : the power of conversion and foreignness of belonging in an Indian slum / Nathaniel Roberts. |
title_full_unstemmed | To be cared for : the power of conversion and foreignness of belonging in an Indian slum / Nathaniel Roberts. |
title_short | To be cared for : |
title_sort | to be cared for the power of conversion and foreignness of belonging in an indian slum |
title_sub | the power of conversion and foreignness of belonging in an Indian slum / |
topic | Pentecostal churches India Chennai. 3469 Pentecostalism India Chennai History. 3470 Dalit women Religious life India Chennai. 3471 Pentecostal women Religious life India Chennai. 3472 Slums India Chennai. 3473 Christianity and other religions Hinduism. 3474 Hinduism Relations Christianity. 3475 |
topic_facet | Pentecostal churches Pentecostalism Dalit women Pentecostal women Slums Christianity and other religions Hinduism History. Religious life Hinduism. Relations Christianity. |
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