To be cared for: the power of conversion and foreignness of belonging in an Indian slum
"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 challe...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oakland, California
University of Californiarnia Press
2016
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| In: | Year: 2016 |
| Reviews: | "Bringing conversion down to earth" (2017) (Coleman, Simon, 1963 -)
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| Series/Journal: | The Anthropology of Christianity
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Chennai
/ Squatter settlements
/ Paria
/ Conversion (Religion)
/ Pentecostal churches
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| RelBib Classification: | KDH Christian sects |
| Further subjects: | B
Slums
India
Chennai
B Hinduism Relations Christianity B Pentecostal Churches India Chennai B Christianity and other religions Hinduism B Dalit women Religious life India Chennai B Pentecostal women Religious life India Chennai B Pentecostalism History India Chennai |