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Pentecostalism and politics of conversion in India / Sarbeswar Sahoo.
Van Pelt Library BR1644.5.I4 S24 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sahoo, Sarbeswar, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pentecostalism--India.
- Pentecostalism.
- Conversion--Pentecostal churches.
- Conversion.
- Pentecostals--Violence against--India.
- Pentecostals.
- Christians--Violence against--India.
- Christians.
- Christians--Violence against.
- India.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 205 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2018.
- Summary:
- "Studies the politics of Pentecostal conversion and anti-Christian violence in India and answers the timely and relevant questions of why India is experiencing increasing incidents of anti-Christian violence since the 1990s"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Conversion and the shifting discourse of violence
- Spreading like fire: the growth of Pentecostalism among tribals
- Taking refuge in Christ: four narratives on religious conversion
- Becoming believers: Adivasi women and the Pentecostal church
- Encountering the alien: Hindutva politics and anti-Christian violence
- Beyond the competing projects of conversion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781108416122
- 1108416128
- OCLC:
- 1004981718
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