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Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0190608919
ISBN-13
9780190608910
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Product Key Features
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
South Asia's Christians : between Hindu and Muslim
Subject
Christianity / History, Christianity / General
Publication Year
2023
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Religion
Series
Oxford Studies World Christianity Ser.
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Trade Paperback
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19 Oz
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9.3 in
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2022-032609
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23
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"In South Asia's Christians, Mallampalli unfolds an unparalleled panorama: ancient Thomas Christians; waves of Catholic and Protestant missionaries from the West; ever-changing relationships with much larger Hindu and Muslim communities; adjustment and survival under diverse political regimes over the centuries and now too amid the new religious and secular dynamics emerging today. This is an introduction that will intrigue specialists as well." -- Francis X. Clooney, SJ, Parkman Professor of Divinity, Harvard University "South Asia's Christians is a magnificent book. Mallampalli astutely combines tremendous historical expanse and diverse Christian histories with an in-depth, penetrating analysis of issues that emerge from an epistemic gap between missionary knowledge, faith and conversion. South Asia's Christians is a research enterprise of enormous purport in the field of Christianity studies." -- Deepra Dandekar, author of Baba Padmanji: Vernacular Christianity in Colonial India. "South Asia's Christians is a nuanced and readable work of mature scholarship. Mallampalli locates Indian Christianity in multiple contexts-religious, historical, political, and contemporary. This is a splendid book. It will be a classic of both South Asian studies and World Christianity studies. I recommend it very highly and look forward to sharing it with colleagues and students." -- Dana L. Robert. William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor, Boston University "To write about Christianity in South Asia is one thing, but quite another to write about South Asia's Christians. A succession of authors--some of them outstanding--tried the first approach but often floundered on the contested issue of indigeneity. By focusing on Christians instead, Chandra Mallampalli's fluid approach signals a welcome shift. Diachronically vast, yet synchronically rich, South Asia's Christians is an inviting read, both for generalists and specialists." -- Richard Fox Young, Timby Chair, History of Religions, Princeton Theological Seminary, "In South Asia's Christians, Mallampalli unfolds an unparalleled panorama: ancient Thomas Christians; waves of Catholic and Protestant missionaries from the West; ever-changing relationships with much larger Hindu and Muslim communities; adjustment and survival under diverse political regimes over the centuries and now too amid the new religious and secular dynamics emerging today. This is an introduction that will intrigue specialists as well." -- Francis X. Clooney, SJ, Parkman Professor of Divinity, Harvard University "South Asia's Christians is a magnificent book. Mallampalli astutely combines tremendous historical expanse and diverse Christian histories with an in-depth, penetrating analysis of issues that emerge from an epistemic gap between missionary knowledge, faith and conversion. South Asia's Christians is a research enterprise of enormous purport in the field of Christianity studies." -- Deepra Dandekar, author of Baba Padmanji: Vernacular Christianity in Colonial India. "South Asia's Christians is a nuanced and readable work of mature scholarship. Mallampalli locates Indian Christianity in multiple contexts-religious, historical, political, and contemporary. This is a splendid book. It will be a classic of both South Asian studies and World Christianity studies. I recommend it very highly and look forward to sharing it with colleagues and students." -- Dana L. Robert. William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor, Boston University "To write about Christianity in South Asia is one thing, but quite another to write about South Asia's Christians. A succession of authors--some of them outstanding--tried the first approach but often floundered on the contested issue of indigeneity. By focusing on Christians instead, Chandra Mallampalli's fluid approach signals a welcome shift. Diachronically vast, yet synchronically rich, South Asia's Christians is an inviting read, both for generalists and specialists." -- Richard Fox Young, Timby Chair, History of Religions, Princeton Theological Seminary "A grand sweep of indigenous South Asian Christianity, studded with glowing insights into religious border-crossing. The book traces Indian Christians' checkered social, cultural and political history. We learn of their everyday dialogue as well as conflicts with Hindu and Muslim neighbors. A perceptive introduction to the unique identity-formation of South Asian Christians." -- Felix Wilfred, Editor, The Oxford Handbook of Christianity in Asia "Chandra Mallampalli offers a chronological overview of the Christian faith in this region,...He is excellent on the multiple kinds of religious dialogue in which Indian Christians have had to engage." -- Philip Jenkins, Christian Century, "To write about Christianity in South Asia is one thing, but quite another to write about South Asia's Christians. A succession of authors--some of them outstanding--tried the first approach but often floundered on the contested issue of indigeneity. By focusing on Christians instead, Chandra Mallampalli's fluid approach signals a welcome shift. Diachronically vast, yet synchronically rich, South Asia's Christians is an inviting read, both for generalists and specialists." -- Richard Fox Young, Timby Chair, History of Religions, Princeton Theological Seminary"Chandra Mallampalli offers a chronological overview of the Christian faith in this region,...He is excellent on the multiple kinds of religious dialogue in which Indian Christians have had to engage." -- Philip Jenkins, Christian Century"The book...could be useful for students and scholars interested in Indian Christianity or Asian Christianity in general. Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty." -- Choice"The volume represents the most compelling introduction to South Asian Christianities currently available, at least in English. This may, perhaps, be read as a sign that the field has matured and moved out of the niche to which it has so far been consigned. As such, the book belongs in every university library and many of our graduate and undergraduate syllabi." -- Reid B. Locklin, Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies"Mallampalli writes clearly and accessibly, presumes a non-specialist reader and efficiently and fairly provides all relevant background information. This book certainly could anchor a course in the history of South Asian Christianity, yet it does much more than a textbook, by advancing a distinct thesis: that South Asia's Christians are historically best understood to be situated between Hindu and Muslim, which is elaborated in every chapter. Mallampalli makes a particularly poignant contribution at a moment when the place of Christians and other religious minorities in South Asian political and social life is quite tenuous due to majoritarian Hindu nationalism, which promotes false historical narratives aimed at exclusion." -- Brent Howitt Otto, Reading Religion, "In South Asia's Christians, Mallampalli unfolds an unparalleled panorama: ancient Thomas Christians; waves of Catholic and Protestant missionaries from the West; ever-changing relationships with much larger Hindu and Muslim communities; adjustment and survival under diverse political regimes over the centuries and now too amid the new religious and secular dynamics emerging today. This is an introduction that will intrigue scholars as well." -- Francis X. Clooney, SJ, Parkman Professor of Divinity, Harvard University "South Asia's Christians is a magnificent book. Mallampalli astutely combines tremendous historical expanse and diverse Christian histories with an in-depth, penetrating analysis of issues that emerge from an epistemic gap between missionary knowledge, faith and conversion. South Asia's Christians is a research enterprise of enormous purport in the field of Christianity studies." -- Deepra Dandekar, author of Baba Padmanji: Vernacular Christianity in Colonial India. "South Asia's Christians is a nuanced and readable work of mature scholarship. Mallampalli locates Indian Christianity in multiple contexts-religious, historical, political, and contemporary. This is a splendid book. It will be a classic of both South Asian studies and World Christianity studies. I recommend it very highly and look forward to sharing it with colleagues and students." -- Dana L. Robert. William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor, Boston University "To write about Christianity in South Asia is one thing, but quite another to write about South Asia's Christians. A succession of authors--some of them outstanding--tried the first approach but often floundered on the contested issue of indigeneity. By focusing on Christians instead, Chandra Mallampalli's fluid approach signals a welcome shift. Diachronically vast, yet synchronically rich, South Asia's Christians is an inviting read, both for generalists and specialists." -- Richard Fox Young, Timby Chair, History of Religions, Princeton Theological Seminary, "To write about Christianity in South Asia is one thing, but quite another to write about South Asia's Christians. A succession of authors--some of them outstanding--tried the first approach but often floundered on the contested issue of indigeneity. By focusing on Christians instead, Chandra Mallampalli's fluid approach signals a welcome shift. Diachronically vast, yet synchronically rich, South Asia's Christians is an inviting read, both for generalists and specialists." -- Richard Fox Young, Timby Chair, History of Religions, Princeton Theological Seminary"Chandra Mallampalli offers a chronological overview of the Christian faith in this region,...He is excellent on the multiple kinds of religious dialogue in which Indian Christians have had to engage." -- Philip Jenkins, Christian Century, "To write about Christianity in South Asia is one thing, but quite another to write about South Asia's Christians. A succession of authors--some of them outstanding--tried the first approach but often floundered on the contested issue of indigeneity. By focusing on Christians instead, Chandra Mallampalli's fluid approach signals a welcome shift. Diachronically vast, yet synchronically rich, South Asia's Christians is an inviting read, both for generalists and specialists." -- Richard Fox Young, Timby Chair, History of Religions, Princeton Theological Seminary"Chandra Mallampalli offers a chronological overview of the Christian faith in this region,...He is excellent on the multiple kinds of religious dialogue in which Indian Christians have had to engage." -- Philip Jenkins, Christian Century"The book...could be useful for students and scholars interested in Indian Christianity or Asian Christianity in general. Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty." -- Choice"The volume represents the most compelling introduction to South Asian Christianities currently available, at least in English. This may, perhaps, be read as a sign that the field has matured and moved out of the niche to which it has so far been consigned. As such, the book belongs in every university library and many of our graduate and undergraduate syllabi." -- Reid B. Locklin, Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies"Mallampalli writes clearly and accessibly, presumes a non-specialist reader and efficiently and fairly provides all relevant background information. This book certainly could anchor a course in the history of South Asian Christianity, yet it does much more than a textbook, by advancing a distinct thesis: that South Asia's Christians are historically best understood to be situated between Hindu and Muslim, which is elaborated in every chapter. Mallampalli makes a particularly poignant contribution at a moment when the place of Christians and other religious minorities in South Asian political and social life is quite tenuous due to majoritarian Hindu nationalism, which promotes false historical narratives aimed at exclusion." -- Brent Howitt Otto, Reading Religion"South Asia's Christians is a book that is broad enough to provide an excellent overview, while being scholarly and thorough in a way that would give a seasoned student of religion, Christianity, or history plenty of enticing leads to follow up on. An enjoyable read, it more than succeeds at giving context and life to the deep, rich history of Christian interactions and interrelationships on the Indian subcontinent." -- Zachariah S. Motts, The Asbury Journal"Mallampalli's book is nothing short of magisterial. It is already a required resourcefor historians working in this field. The book includes several helpful tables and fascinating pictures, along with a thorough glossary, bibliography, and index." -- Dyron Daughrity, International Bulletin of Mission Research"Indeed, one could even say that this is a brave book that speaks calmly but frankly about the difficulties of being a Christian in South Asia, about violence and marginalization, and about the importance of looking at its diverse Christian community and its long history as a mirror for understanding South Asian history that is especially relevant today." -- Margherita Trento, Nidan: International Journal for Indian Studies, "To write about Christianity in South Asia is one thing, but quite another to write about South Asia's Christians. A succession of authors--some of them outstanding--tried the first approach but often floundered on the contested issue of indigeneity. By focusing on Christians instead, Chandra Mallampalli's fluid approach signals a welcome shift. Diachronically vast, yet synchronically rich, South Asia's Christians is an inviting read, both for generalists and specialists." -- Richard Fox Young, Timby Chair, History of Religions, Princeton Theological Seminary"Chandra Mallampalli offers a chronological overview of the Christian faith in this region,...He is excellent on the multiple kinds of religious dialogue in which Indian Christians have had to engage." -- Philip Jenkins, Christian Century"The book...could be useful for students and scholars interested in Indian Christianity or Asian Christianity in general. Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty." -- Choice"The volume represents the most compelling introduction to South Asian Christianities currently available, at least in English. This may, perhaps, be read as a sign that the field has matured and moved out of the niche to which it has so far been consigned. As such, the book belongs in every university library and many of our graduate and undergraduate syllabi." -- Reid B. Locklin, Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies, "To write about Christianity in South Asia is one thing, but quite another to write about South Asia's Christians. A succession of authors--some of them outstanding--tried the first approach but often floundered on the contested issue of indigeneity. By focusing on Christians instead, Chandra Mallampalli's fluid approach signals a welcome shift. Diachronically vast, yet synchronically rich, South Asia's Christians is an inviting read, both for generalists and specialists." -- Richard Fox Young, Timby Chair, History of Religions, Princeton Theological Seminary"Chandra Mallampalli offers a chronological overview of the Christian faith in this region,...He is excellent on the multiple kinds of religious dialogue in which Indian Christians have had to engage." -- Philip Jenkins, Christian Century"The book...could be useful for students and scholars interested in Indian Christianity or Asian Christianity in general. Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty." -- Choice
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Table Of Content
PrefaceIntroduction1 The Thomas Christians: Paradoxes of Being Pre-European2 Jesuits and the Emperor Akbar, 1580-33 Cultural Accommodation and Difference in South Indian Catholicism4 Early European Encounters with India's Hindus and Muslims5 The Argumentative Protestant: Religious Exchanges Under British Rule6 Upper Caste Converts to Protestantism7 Mass Conversion Among Dalits and Tribals: Rupture, Continuity, or Uplift?8 Nationalist Politics and the Minoritization of Christians9 Dalits and Social Liberation10 Pentecostalism, Conversion, and Violence in IndiaConclusionGlossaryNotesBibliographyIndex
Synopsis
South Asia is home to more than a billion. Hindus and half a billion Muslims. But the region is also home to substantial Christian communities, some dating almost to the earliest days of the faith. The stories of South Asia's Christians are vital for understanding the shifting contours of World Christianity, precisely because of their history of interaction with members of these other religious traditions. In this broad, accessible overview of South Asian Christianity, Chandra Mallampalli shows how the faith has been shaped by Christians' location between Hindu and Muslims., South Asia is home to more than a billion Hindus and half a billion Muslims. But the region is also home to substantial Christian communities, some dating almost to the earliest days of the faith. The stories of South Asia's Christians are vital for understanding the shifting contours of World Christianity, precisely because of their history of interaction with members of these other religious traditions. In this broad, accessible overview of South Asian Christianity, Chandra Mallampalli shows how the faith has been shaped by Christians' location between Hindus and Muslims. Mallampalli begins with a discussion of South India's ancient Thomas Christian tradition, which interacted with West Asia's Persian Christians and thrived for centuries alongside their Hindu and Muslim neighbours. He then underscores efforts of Roman Catholic and Protestant missionaries to understand South Asian societies for purposes of conversion. The publication of books and tracts about other religions, interreligious debates, and aggressive preaching were central to these endeavours, but rarely succeeded at yielding converts. Instead, they played an important role in producing a climate of religious competition, which ultimately marginalized Christians in Hindu-, Muslim-, and Buddhist-majority countries of post-colonial South Asia. Ironically, the greatest response to Christianity came from poor and oppressed Dalit (formerly "untouchable") and tribal communities who were largely indifferent to missionary rhetoric. Their mass conversions, poetry, theology, and embrace of Pentecostalism are essential for understanding South Asian Christianity and its place within World Christianity today., The stories of South Asia's Christians are vital for understanding the emerging faces of World Christianity. Chandra Mallampalli shows how the faith has been shaped by Christians' interaction with Hindus and Muslims.
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