Converting women: gender and protestant christianity in colonial south india
Auteur :
Kent, Eliza F.
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780195165074
Date de publication :
22 avr. 2004
Dimensions :
24,0 x 16,5 x 2,9 cm
Poids :
635 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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.