Pentecostalism and Politics of Conversion in India

This book studies the politics of Pentecostal conversion and anti-Christian violence in India.

List of contents

Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction: conversion and the shifting discourse of violence; 2. Spreading like fire: the growth of Pentecostalism among tribals; 3. Taking refuge in Christ: four narratives on religious conversion; 4. Becoming believers: Adivasi women and the Pentecostal Church; 5. Seen as the alien: Hindutva politics and anti-Christian violence; 6. Conclusion: beyond the competing projects of conversion; Endnotes; Bibliography.

About the author

Sarbeswar Sahoo teaches Sociology at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India. He is also Adjunct Faculty at the Centre for the Study of Religion and Culture in Asia, University of Groningen, the Netherlands. His research interests include Civil Society and Democratization, Sociology of Religion, Pentecostalism, and anti-Christian Violence in India. He is the author of Civil Society and Democratization in India: Institutions, Ideologies and Interests (2013).

Summary

This book studies the politics of Pentecostal conversion and anti-Christian violence in India and unravels the complex interactions between different actors/ agents in the production of anti-Christian violence.

Product details

• Authors: Sarbeswar Sahoo, Sarbeswar (Indian Institute of Technology Sahoo, Sahoo Sarbeswar
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2018
• EAN: 9781108416122
• ISBN: 978-1-108-41612-2
• No. of pages: 220
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, India, Christianity, Christian spirituality & religious experience, Spirituality and religious experience, Religious intolerance, persecution and conflict, Religious intolerance, persecution & conflict, Pentecostal Churches, Pentecostal or Charismatic Churches