Encounter and Interventions : Christian Missionaries in Colonial North-East India

Sajal Nag

ISBN 10: 9391928927 / ISBN 13: 9789391928926

Edité par Manohar Publishers And Distributors Okt 2023, 2023

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Neuware - Yet, this aspect has remained outside the scope of history books. Whatever reading material is available is pro-Christian, mainly because they are either sponsored by the church authorities or written by ecclesiastical scholars.

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• Titre: Encounter and Interventions : Christian Missionaries in Colonial North-East India
• Éditeur: Manohar Publishers And Distributors Okt 2023
• Date de parution: 2023
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 9391928927
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9789391928926
• Reliure: Buch
• État de l'article: Neu
• Dimensions: 227 L x 152 H x 41 P (en millimètres) 227 millimètres de largeur par 152 millimètres de hauteur par 41 millimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 930 grammes

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Synopsis

The advent of colonialism and its associated developments has been characterized as one of the most defining moments in the history of South Asia. The arrival of Christian missionaries has not only been coeval to colonial rule, but also associated with development in the region. Their encounter, critique, endeavour and intervention have been very critical in shaping South Asian society and culture, even where they did not succeed in converting people. Yet, there is precious little space spared for studying the role and impact of missionary enterprises than the space allotted to colonialism. Isolated individual efforts have focused on Bengal, Madras, Punjab and much remains to be addressed in the context of the unique region of the North East India. In North East India, for example, by the time the British left, a majority of the tribals had abandoned their own faith and adopted Christianity. It was a socio-cultural revolution. Yet, this aspect has remained outside the scope of history books. Whatever reading material is available is pro-Christian, mainly because they are either sponsored by the church authorities or written by ecclesiastical scholars. Very little secular research was conducted for hundred years of missionary endeavour in the region. The interpretations, which have emerged out of the little material available, are largely simplistic and devoid of nuances. This book is an effort to decenter such explanations by providing an informed historical and cultural appreciation of the role and contribution of missionary endeavors in British India. About the Author Sajal Nag is currently a Senior Professor and Head, Department of History and Dean, School of Social Sciences, Assam Univer­sity, Silchar. He is the author of The Beleaguered Nation: Making and Unmaking of the Assamese Nationality (Manohar: 2016); and Contesting Marginality: Ethnicity, Insur­gency and Sub Na­tionalism in North East India (Manohar: 2002); among others. M. Satish Kumar is in the School of Geography, Archaeology and Paleo­ecology, in Queens University, Belfast Northern Ireland. His publications include Colonial and Postcolonial Geographies of India (co-edited with Saraswati Raju and Stuart Corbridge), New Delhi: Sage.

À propos des auteurs

Sajal Nag is currently a Senior Professor and Head, Department of History and Dean, School of Social Sciences, Assam Univer­sity, Silchar. He is the author of The Beleaguered Nation: Making and Unmaking of the Assamese Nationality

M. Satish Kumar is in the School of Geography, Archaeology and Paleo­ecology, in Queens University, Belfast Northern Ireland. His publications include Colonial and Postcolonial Geographies of India (co-edited with Saraswati Raju and Stuart Corbridge), New Delhi.