Christian Identity and Dalit Religion in Hindu India, 1868-1947

Series: Studies in the History of Christian Missions (SHCM)When a form of Christianity from one corner of the world encounters the religion and culture of another, new and distinctive forms of the faith result. In this volume Chad Bauman considers one such cultural context -- colonial Chhattisgarh in north central India.In his study Bauman focuses on the interaction of three groups: Hindus from the low-caste Satnami community, Satnami converts to Christianity, and the American missionaries who worked with them. Informed by archival snooping and ethnographic fieldwork, the book reveals the emergence of a unique Satnami-Christian identity. As Bauman shows, preexisting structures of thought, belief, behavior, and more altered this emerging identity in significant ways, thereby creating a distinct regional Christianity.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: 10/01/2008
ISBN: 9780802862761
Pages: 292
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.20w x 0.90d

Review Citations: Chronicle of Higher Education 11/28/2008 pg. 18