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Kerala Christian Sainthood: Collisions of Culture and Worldview in South India
Kerala Christian Sainthood Collisions of Culture and Worldview in South India Author:Corinne G. Dempsey In this fieldwork-based study, Corinne Dempsey examines Christianity in Kerala, which is home to India's ancient and thriving Christian community. Dempsey views their saint traditions as reflecting devotees' "hybrid" (Western and Eastern) identities in colonial and postcolonial times. She uses Kerala Christian devotional practices as points of c... more »omparison with European Catholicism and the indigenous Hinduism of the region.« less