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Christianity in India : the anti-colonial turn /

By studying the history and sources of the Thomas Christians of India, a community of pre-colonial Christian heritage, this book revisits the assumption that Christianity is Western and colonial and that Christians in the non-West are products of colonial and post-colonial missionaries. Christians i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Joseph, Clara A. B. (Author)
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Routledge, 2018.
Edition:1st
Subjects:
India > Church history.
India > History > British occupation, 1765-1947.
Great Britain > Colonies > Religion.
Inde > Histoire > 1765-1947 (Occupation britannique)
Grande-Bretagne > Colonies > Religion.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > Asian American Studies.
British colonies
Religion
India
1765-1947
Church history
History
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements; Chapter One
  • Introduction: The Anti-Colonial Turn; Chapter Two
  • Prester John of India: Imagination First, (Con)Quest Next; Chapter Three
  • Unsettling the Global Early Modern Period: The Narratives of Gama and Joseph; Chapter Four
  • The Jornada: Why a European Travelogue Labelled Anti-colonial Christians as Heretics; Chapter Five
  • Conclusion and Beyond