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At the height of British colonialism, conversion to Christianity was a path to upward mobility for Indian low-castes and untouchables, especially in the Tamil-speaking south of India. Kent examines these conversions, focusing especially on the experience of women converts and the ways in which conversion transformed gender roles and expectations.
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3 editions- Other · English · 2004Oxford University Press, USA · 330 pages · 9780195165074
- Other · English · 2004Oxford University Press · 9781280558979
- Other · English · 2004Oxford University Press, Incorporated · 9780198036951
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