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Converting women : gender and Protestant Christianity in colonial South India /

At the height of British colonialism, conversion to Christianity was a path to upward mobility for Indian low-castes and untouchables, especially in the Tamil-speaking south of India. Kent examines these conversions, focusing especially on the experience of women converts and the ways in which conve...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kent, Eliza F., 1966-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Subjects:
Christian converts from Hinduism > India, South > History.
Women, Tamil > Religious life > India, South > History.
Protestant converts > India, South > History.
Protestant women > India, South > History.
Hindous convertis au christianisme > Inde (Sud) > Histoire.
Femmes tamoules > Vie religieuse > Inde (Sud)
Convertis protestants > Inde (Sud) > Histoire.
Protestantes > Inde (Sud) > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Women's Studies.
Christian converts from Hinduism
Protestant converts
Protestant women
South India
Christentum
Konversion > Religion
Indien > Süd
Frau
Zending.
Protestantisme.
Vrouwen.
Geschichte 1850-1947.
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:At the height of British colonialism, conversion to Christianity was a path to upward mobility for Indian low-castes and untouchables, especially in the Tamil-speaking south of India. Kent examines these conversions, focusing especially on the experience of women converts and the ways in which conversion transformed gender roles and expectations.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 315 pages) : illustrations, map
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-302) and index.
ISBN:9781423758259
1423758250
9781280558979
1280558970
9780199835171
0199835179