Christians and Public Life in Colonial South India, 1863-1937 : Contending with Marginality

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Summary

This book tells the story of how Catholic and Protestant Indians have attempted to locate themselves within the evolving Indian nation.

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List of Abbreviations
Preface
Introduction
Legal Constructions of Religious Identity
Rights of Converts within British and Princely India, 1870-1895
Inheritance Law and the 'Native Christian' Community, 1863-1917
Marital Law - Constructions of Hindu and Christian Identity (1870-1920)
Conceiving a Political Community
The Spiritual vs. the Political: Global Religion and Indian Politics, 1917-1933
The Protestant Disavowal of Christian Communalism, 1910-1933
The Indigenization of Catholic Action, 1921-37
Caste and Communal Identity
Religion, Caste and Political Rhetoric, 1925-37
At the Margins of Marginality: Dalit Christians, 1917-1937
Conclusion
Bibliography
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