Christian identity and Dalit religion in Hindu India, 1868-1947 / Chad M. Bauman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bauman, Chad M.

Series:

Studies in the history of Christian missions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Missions--India--Chhattīsgarh.

Missions.

Christianity--India.

Christianity.

Satnāmīs.

India.

Satnāmīs--India--Chhattīsgarh.

India--Religion.

Religion.

India--Chhattīsgarh.

Physical Description:

xiv, 276 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Grand Rapids, Mich. : William B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 2008.

Contents:

Introduction. The context : Chhattisgarh, the Satnamis, and Satnami-Christians ; Plan of the book ; Methodological notes ; Broader issues

Contextualizing the study. Chhattisgarhi social structure ; Chhattisgarhi religiosity ; The Satnampanth ; Satnamis and sanskritization in the twentieth century ; The origins of Christianity in Chhattisgarh

Factors in becoming (or not becoming) Christian. Famine, misfortune, and the economics of conversion ; Health, healing, and leaving one's religion ; Christianization and social status ; Religion as social vision ; On not becoming Christian

The myth of history and the history of myth. Tattoos and other embarrassing reminders of a Satnami past ; Inventive converts, mythologizing missionaries, and the story of Guru Ghasidas ; "A voice calling in the wilderness" ; Inventing tradition : M.M. Paul's Satyanāmī panth

Allopathic medicine and the allure of efficacy. Medicine, health, and hygiene ; Medical itineration and the allure of efficacy ; Christian medicine as "strong magic" ; Interpreting the signs

"Christian" womanhood. Satnami-Christian conjugality : weddings, widows, and divorce ; Women's education and professionalization ; Christianization as sanskritization?

Satnami and Christian stories : "human recapitulations of a social transformation." "Doctor" Hira Lal ; Ṣimon Draṣṭahīn (Simon the Sightless) ; Tularam Paul ; Ratiram ; Beni Madhav

Conclusion. Chhattisgarhi Christianity in the post-independence era ; The Christian missionary activities enquiry ; The destruction of Gass Memorial Centre.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-269) and index.

ISBN:

0802862764

9780802862761

OCLC:

213452261