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To Be Cared For: The Power of Conversion and Foreignness of Belonging in an Indian Slum
Nathaniel Roberts
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Paperback. Offers a unique view into the conceptual and moral world of slum-bound Dalits ("untouchables") in the South Indian city of Chennai. Focusing on the decision by many women to embrace locally specific forms of Pentecostal Christianity, the author challenges dominant anthropological understandings of religion as a matter of culture and identity. Series: The Anthropology of Christianity. Num Pages: 312 pages, 14 b/w halftones, 1 line art. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRC; JFSC; JFSR; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 432.
To Be Cared For offers a unique view into the conceptual and moral world of slum-bound Dalits ( untouchables ) in the South Indian city of Chennai. Focusing 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, conversion integrates the slum community-Christians and Hindus alike-by addressing hidden moral fault lines that subtly pit residents against one ... Read more
To Be Cared For offers a unique view into the conceptual and moral world of slum-bound Dalits ( untouchables ) in the South Indian city of Chennai. Focusing 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, conversion integrates the slum community-Christians and Hindus alike-by addressing hidden moral fault lines that subtly pit residents against one ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
Series
The Anthropology of Christianity
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520288829
SKU
V9780520288829
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About Nathaniel Roberts
Nathaniel Roberts is Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Germany.
Reviews for To Be Cared For: The Power of Conversion and Foreignness of Belonging in an Indian Slum
A major contibution to the anthropology of Christianity but also to the wider anthropology of religion as well as gender, class, and postcolonialism. Anthropology Review Database