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To Be Cared For

The Power of Conversion and Foreignness of Belonging in an Indian Slum

Nathaniel Roberts

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Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik / Pädagogik

Beschreibung

To Be Cared For offers a unique view into the conceptual and moral world of slum-bound Dalits (“untouchables”) in the South Indian city of Chennai. Focusing on the decision by many women to embrace locally specific forms of Pentecostal Christianity, Nathaniel Roberts challenges dominant anthropological understandings of religion as a matter of culture and identity, as well as Indian nationalist narratives of Christianity as a “foreign” ideology that disrupts local communities. Far from being a divisive force, conversion integrates the slum community—Christians and Hindus alike—by addressing hidden moral fault lines that subtly pit residents against one another in a national context that renders Dalits outsiders in their own land."

Read an interview with the author on the Association for Asian Studies' #AsiaNow blog.

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chennai slums, dalit women hindu, gendered poverty india, pentecostal christianity, caste and care in india, christianity, indian slums, religious identity india, christianity as foreign ideology, religious culture in india, dalit women christianity, pentecostal christianty, chennai, christian culture in india, religious conversion in indian slums, untouchables, dalit women, god and religion, pentecostalism in india