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Religious Conversion Movements in South Asia: Continuities and Change, 1800-1990
Contributor(s): Oddie, Geoffrey (Author)
ISBN: 0700704728     ISBN-13: 9780700704729
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $152.00  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: October 1997
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Annotation: This text examines examples of religious conversion throughout South Asia
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Spirituality
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General
- Social Science | Regional Studies
Dewey: 291.42
LCCN: 00341896
Series: Religion & Society in South Asia Series
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.62" W x 8.76" (0.98 lbs) 238 pages
 
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This text examines examples of religious conversion throughout South Asia including:

Processes of Conversion of Christianity in 19th Century NW India
Islamic Conversion in South India
Kartabhaja Converts to Evangelical Christianity in Bengal
Central Kerala Dalit Conversion
French Mission and Mass Movements
Conversion and Non-Conversion Experiences; and more.

This book is a significant addition to the growing tradition of scholarship on religious conversion and a valuable resource for scholars and students who are interested in religious, social, and cultural developments of South Asia.