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Zusatztext A strength of the book is the amount of personal interaction that frames the narrative, including extensive transcriptions of interviews with key interlocutors. Finding these people was a unique challenge, San Chirico writes; "Like the guru-disciple relationship, most never bent over backward to give me information, but when I had arrived at the right questions, I met with answers-which often led to meeting people". Informationen zum Autor Kerry P. C. San Chirico is Associate Professor of Theology and Religious Studies at Villanova University. Klappentext Between Hindu and Christian sheds light on a movement of low caste and Dalit devotees worshipping Jesus in Catholic spaces in Varanasi, the purported heart of Hindu civilization. San Chirico examines the worldview and ways of life of these devotees, along with the Catholic priests and nuns who mediate Jesus, Mary, and other members of the Catholic pantheon in a place never associated with Christianity. San Chirico places this movement within the context of the devotional history of Varanasi, the history of Indian Christianity, the rise of low caste and Dalit emancipatory struggles, and the ascendance of Hindu nationalism to demonstrate that religious categories are not nearly as distinct as they often seem. Zusammenfassung On the second Saturday of each month, on the outskirts of the ancient city of Varanasi, Shiva's own city, thousands of shudra and Dalit devotees worship Yesu (Jesus) at a Catholic ashram. In an open-air pavilion more than three thousand women and men alternately sit, stand, and sing; they offer testimonials of healing, and receive the blessings of encounter from an unlikely deity. Facing this ocean of humanity is a 12-foot billboard Christ, arms outstretched, urging in Hindi: "Come to me all you who are weary and heavy laden and I will give you rest." At the lectern stands a saffron-clad priest offering teachings punctuated by hallelujahs, met with boisterous echoes. Between Hindu and Christian sheds light on a novel movement of low and no-caste devotees worshipping Jesus in the purported heart of Hindu civilization. Through thick description and analysis, and by attending to devotees and clergy in their own voices, Kerry P. C. San Chirico examines the worldview and ways of life of these Khrist Bhaktas, or devotees of Jesus, along with the Catholic priests and nuns who mediate Jesus, Mary, and other members of the Catholic pantheon in a place hardly associated with Jesus or Christianity. San Chirico places this movement within the context of the devotional history of the Banaras region, the history of Indian Christianity, the rise of low caste and Dalit emancipatory strategies, and the ascendance of Hindu nationalism. Attending to convergences and disparities between devotional Hinduism and charismatic Catholicism, Between Hindu and Christian demonstrates that religious categories are not nearly as distinct as they often seem. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements Note on Translation and Transliteration Figures Abbreviations Preface Introduction 1. At the Confluence of Rivers: Situating the Khrist Bhaktas of Banaras 2. More Streams at the Sangam: Indian Christianities, Isai (Christian) Banaras, and Subaltern Emancipations 3. Adi Kahaniyan: A History in the Telling 4. An Encounter with the Light of Truth 5. The Substance of Things Hoped For: Visvas in the Kali Yug and Worldview in the Making 6. The Evidence of Things Not Seen (Through the Things That Are): Kindling Presence, An "Abundant Place," and the Stuff of Salvation 7. The Shape of Things to Come: Imprudent Prognostications on Khrist Bhakta and Indian Catholic Futures Conclusion Appendix 1 A Sermon in Translation (with Gloss) Glossary Bibliography ...
