
Conversion, Continuity and Change
Lived Christianity in Southern Goa
Rowena Robinson(Author)
SAGE Publications Inc (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 14. May 1998
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-0-7619-9229-5 (ISBN)
Description
This book examines the processes of conversion, continuity and change in a Goan Catholic community. The analysis shifts from a focus on the people in Goa to a consideration, through ethnographic material, of present-day patterns and modes of persistence and change in a rural Catholic community.
The author discusses individual and collective ritual modes and issues of caste conflict as manifested in church celebrations. The issues explored include kinship and the implication of Catholicism for rules of marriage, ideas about inheritance and gender, reasons for conversion and the clash of traditions. Overall, this book provides a rich analysis of the interplay between Christianity and colonialism as well as the emerging disharmony of tradition in a new social context. It also explores issues relating to the sociological study of convert communities in India in a comparative perspective.
The author discusses individual and collective ritual modes and issues of caste conflict as manifested in church celebrations. The issues explored include kinship and the implication of Catholicism for rules of marriage, ideas about inheritance and gender, reasons for conversion and the clash of traditions. Overall, this book provides a rich analysis of the interplay between Christianity and colonialism as well as the emerging disharmony of tradition in a new social context. It also explores issues relating to the sociological study of convert communities in India in a comparative perspective.
More details
Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Weight
404 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7619-9229-5 (9780761992295)
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Content
Introduction
Introduction
Encounter and Engagement
The Socio-Political Context of Conversion
The `Present', the People, the Place
Igorjechem Fest
The Annual Ritual Cycle
Life-Cycle Rituals
Birth, Marriage and Death
Ceremony and Conflict in the Church
By Way of a Conclusion
Introduction
Encounter and Engagement
The Socio-Political Context of Conversion
The `Present', the People, the Place
Igorjechem Fest
The Annual Ritual Cycle
Life-Cycle Rituals
Birth, Marriage and Death
Ceremony and Conflict in the Church
By Way of a Conclusion