Caste, Gender, and Christianity in Colonial India : Telugu Women in Mission / / by J. Taneti

• Autore: Taneti J
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2013
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2013.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (225 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 275.4/840082
• Soggetto topico: Ethnology - Asia; Culture; Religion; Asia - History; Sex; Religion and sociology; Religion - History; Asian Culture; Asian History; Gender Studies; Sociology of Religion; History of Religion
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Glossary; 1 Introduction; 2 Foremothers and Foreign Sisters; 3 The Meeting of Two Worlds in One Office: 1880-1921; 4 Institutionalizing a Ministry: 1922-1947; 5 A Local Manifestation of a Global Office; 6 Conclusion; Appendix: Letters of Marian Bowers as Quoted by Ellen Ranyard; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Beginning in the nineteenth century, native women preachers served and led nascent Protestant churches in much of Southern India, evolving their own mission theology and practices. This volume examines the impact of Telugu socio-political dynamics, such as caste, gender, and empire, on the theology and practices of the Telugu Biblewomen.
• Titolo autorizzato: Caste, Gender, and Christianity in Colonial India
• ISBN: 9781349480340; 1349480347; 9781137382283; 1137382287; 1-137-38308-9; 1-306-28685-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910968595503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Postcolonialism and Religions, . 2946-2320