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Kerala Christian sainthood : collisions of culture and worldview in South India /

In this fieldwork-based study, Corinne Dempsey examines Christianity in Kerala, which is home to India's ancient and thriving Christian community.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dempsey, Corinne G.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
Subjects:
Alphonsa, > Saint, > 1910-1946 > Cult > India > Kerala.
Alphonsa, > Saint, > 1910-1946
Christians > India > Kerala.
Christian saints > Cult > India > Kerala.
Christianity and other religions > Hinduism.
Hinduism > Relations > Christianity.
Kerala (India) > Religious life and customs.
Chrétiens > Inde > Kerala.
Saints chrétiens > Culte > Inde > Kerala.
Christianisme > Relations > Hindouisme.
Hindouisme > Relations > Christianisme.
Kerala (Inde) > Vie religieuse.
RELIGION > Christianity > History.
Christian saints > Cult
Christianity
Christians
Cults
Hinduism
Interfaith relations
India > Kerala
Christendom.
Heiligen.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : Kerala, God's own country
  • Me, St. George, and other foreigners
  • Siblings and other metaphors for Christian-Hindu relations
  • Calamity management and the role of sacred ambivalence
  • The life and cult of Sr. Alphonsa : A celebration of complexity and paradox.