
Religious Conversion in India
Modes, Motivations and Meanings
Rowena Robinson(Author)
OUP India (Publisher)
Published in June 2003
Book
Hardback
436 pages
978-0-19-566329-7 (ISBN)
Description
This volume covers conversion in India to Islam, Christianity, Jainism, Buddhism and Sikhism. It looks at the influences on conversion in a comparative perspective. It seeks to look at the pre-British, British and post-Independence periods. The focus is on social, political and historical aspects of conversion.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New Delhi
India
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 212 mm
Width: 140 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-19-566329-7 (9780195663297)
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Persons
Robinson, Rowena / Clarke, Sathianathan (Associate Professor of Theology and Ethics, United Theological College, India)