Dalit theology, boundary crossings and liberation in India: a biblical and postcolonial study
Jobymon Skaria, an Indian St Thomas Christian Scholar, offers a critique of Indian Christian theology and suggests that constructive dialogues between Biblical and dissenting Dalit voices - such as Chokhamela, Karmamela, Ravidas, Kabir, Nandanar and Narayana Guru - could set right the imbalance with...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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I.B. Tauris
2024
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| In: | Year: 2024 |
| Edition: | Paperback edition |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Dalit theology
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| Further subjects: | B
Asian History
B Religion und Politik B Asiatische Geschichte B Christian Churches & denominations B Religion & Politics B SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion B Christian Theology / RELIGION / Generals B India & South Asia / Asia / HISTORY B Dekolonisation und postkoloniale Studien B India B Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Gruppen B POL045000 B National liberation & independence, post-colonialism |
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| Summary: | Jobymon Skaria, an Indian St Thomas Christian Scholar, offers a critique of Indian Christian theology and suggests that constructive dialogues between Biblical and dissenting Dalit voices - such as Chokhamela, Karmamela, Ravidas, Kabir, Nandanar and Narayana Guru - could set right the imbalance within Dalit theology, and could establish dialogical partnerships between Dalit Theologians, non-Dalit Christians and Syrian Christians. Drawing on Biblical and socio-historical resources, this book examines a radical, yet overlooked aspect of Dalit cultural and religious history which would empower the Dalits in their everyday existences |
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| Physical Description: | 223 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 0755642392 |