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Debating 'Conversion' in Hinduism and Christianity (Routledge Hindu Studies Series) - Hardcover

Book 21 of 40: Routledge Hindu Studies

Barua, Ankur

 
9781138847019: Debating 'Conversion' in Hinduism and Christianity (Routledge Hindu Studies Series)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1138847011 ISBN 13: 9781138847019
Publisher: Routledge, 2015

Synopsis

Hindu and Christian debates over the meanings, motivations, and modalities of ‘conversion’ provide the central connecting theme running through this book. It focuses on the reasons offered by both sides to defend or oppose the possibility of these cross-border movements, and shows how these reasons form part of a wider constellation of ideas, concepts, and practices of the Christian and the Hindu worlds.

The book draws upon several historical case-studies of Christian missionaries and of Hindus who encountered these missionaries. By analysing some of the complex negotiations, intersections, and conflicts between Hindus and Christians over the question of ‘conversion’, it demonstrates that these encounters revolve around three main contested themes. Firstly, who can properly ‘speak for the convert’? Secondly, how is ‘tolerating’ the religious other connected to an appraisal of the other’s viewpoints which may be held to be incorrect, inadequate, or incomplete? Finally, what is, in fact, the ‘true Religion’? The book demonstrates that it is necessary to wrestle with these questions for an adequate understanding of the Hindu and Christian debates over 'conversion'.

Questioning what ‘conversion’ precisely is, and why it has been such a volatile issue on India’s political-legal landscape, the book will be a useful contribution to studies of Hinduism, Christianity and Asian Religion and Philosophy.

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About the Author

Ankur Barua is Lecturer in Hindu Studies at the Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge, UK. His articles have been published in journals such as the Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies, the Oxford Journal of Hindu Studies, Sophia, the International Journal of Hindu Studies, and the Journal of Ecumenical Studies.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2015
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1138847011
ISBN 13 
9781138847019
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
228