The Making of Indian Secularism: Empire, Law and Christianity, 1830-1960 by N. C

Description: The Making of Indian Secularism by N. Chatterjee A unique study of how a deeply religious country like India acquired the laws and policies of a secular state, highlighting the contradictory effects of British imperial policies, the complex role played by Indian Christians, and how this highly divided community shaped its own identity and debated that of their new nation. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A unique study of how a deeply religious country like India acquired the laws and policies of a secular state, highlighting the contradictory effects of British imperial policies, the complex role played by Indian Christians, and how this highly divided community shaped its own identity and debated that of their new nation. Notes A history of the emergence of the laws and politics of Indian secularism during British colonial rule, focused on the central role played by Indian Christians in this process Author Biography NANDINI CHATTERJEE has studied at universities in India, the Netherlands and the UK, completing her PhD at the University of Cambridge, UK. She was Lecturer in South Asian History at Cambridge 2004-05, and held the British Academy Postdoctoral fellowship at Kings College London, 2008-09. She is currently Lecturer in History at the University of Plymouth, UK. Table of Contents List of Illustrations Abbreviations Glossary Introduction Religion and Public Education: the Politics of Secularizing Knowledge Regulating Trust: Law and Policy of Religious Endowments in India Universality in Difference: the Emergence of Christian Personal Law in Colonial India Creating a Public Presence: the Missionary College of St. Stephens, Delhi Education for uplift: Christian Agricultural Colleges in India Authority and Conflict in the Indian Church Rethinking Christianity in India: Shaping the Religion in which they Believed Representing Christians: community interests vs. Christian Citizenship Conclusion The crime of Conversion and other Historical Curiosities Appendix: Christians per 10,000 of Population in India, 1881-1941 Bibliography Long Description This book tells two stories in one: the history of the formation of a secular state in India, and the story of Indian Christians, who played a tremendously important role in this process. Looking specifically at laws dealing with religious education, the management of religious institutions, family relations and property, it shows how Indian Christians provoked key historical debates about religion and law in British ruled India, producing much of the state practices as well as political attitudes that define Indian secularism today. Using legal records, political pamphlets, private, missionary and government archives, this book shows how Indian Christians shaped their own identity as a minority community, while playing a disproportionately important role in shaping mainstream Indian culture. In doing so, it argues that the emergence of modernity has to be traced to its specific historical and local circumstances, in this case, Indias encounter with imperial rule, and Indian Christians particular experience of that encounter. Description for Bookstore A Details ISBN0230220053 Language English ISBN-10 0230220053 ISBN-13 9780230220058 Media Book Format Hardcover Series Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Publication Date 2011-01-26 Year 2011 Short Title MAKING OF INDIAN SECULARISM 20 Edition Description 2011 Pages 337 Imprint Palgrave Macmillan Subtitle Empire, Law and Christianity, 1830-1960 Place of Publication Basingstoke Country of Publication United Kingdom UK Release Date 2011-01-26 AU Release Date 2011-01-26 NZ Release Date 2011-01-26 Author N. Chatterjee Publisher Palgrave Macmillan Alternative 9781349305575 DEWEY 322.1095409034 Illustrations XIV, 337 p. Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:99138511;

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