Mission and Tamil Society: Social and Religious Change in South India (1840-1900): 65 (Nordic Institute of Asian Studies: Studies in Asian Topics)

by HenrietteBugge (Author)

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  1995

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  A neglected field in scholarly debate, this work provides an analysis of religion as a dynamic factor in Indian society. It is an examination of the ritual, economic and power status of missionaries, as well as the effects of religious conversion on the individual's social status and mobility.