This study explores historical understandings of Christian communities, cultures, and institutions within the Indian world from their beginnings to the present time. Frykenberg focuses on trans-cultural interactions within Hindu and Muslim environments, uncovering complexities as Christianity intermingled withindigenous cultures. INDICE: Preface; 1: Introduction; 2: Contextualizing Complexity, I: India's Lands, Peoples and Social Structures; 3: India's Dominant Religious Traditions: Santana and Dar-ul-Islam; 4: Thomas Christians and the Thomas Tradition; 5: Pfarangi Catholic Christians and Padroado Christendom; 6: Evangelical Christians as Missionary Dubashis: Conduits of Cross-Cultural Communication; 7: India's Raj and Its Political Logic: The Unification of India, A Southern Perspective; 8: Avarna Christians and Conversion Movements; 9: Missionaries, Colonialism and Ecclesiastical Dominion; 10: Indian Christians and Hindu Raj; 11: Elite Eductaion and Missionaries; 12: Catholic Renewal and Resurgence; 13: Trophies of Grace and Their Public Influence; 14: Adivasi Movements in the North East; 15: Conclusion and Epilogue; Bibliography
- ISBN: 978-0-19-957583-1
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 600
- Fecha Publicación: 28/01/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés