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To be Cared for

The Power of Conversion and Foreignness of Belonging in an Indian Slum [Paperback]

by Nathaniel Roberts

    • Author

      Nathaniel Roberts

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      University of California Press

    • Published

      May 2016

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      Product Description

      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, slum Christianity integrates the slum community-Christians and Hindus alike-by addressing hidden moral fault lines that subtly pit slum dwellers against one another in a national context that renders Dalits outsiders in their own land.

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      • Author

        Nathaniel Roberts

      • Book Format

        Paperback

      • Publisher

        University of California Press

      • Published

        May 2016

      • Weight

        432g

      • Page Count

        312

      • Dimensions

        150 x 227 x 21 mm

      • ISBN

        9780520288829

      • ISBN-10

        0520288823

      • Eden Code

        4450372

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      • Author/Creator: Nathaniel Roberts

      • ISBN: 9780520288829

      • Publisher: University of California Press

      • Release Date: May 2016

      • Weight: 432g

      • Dimensions: 150 x 227 x 21 mm

      • Eden Code: 4450372


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