Converting Women

Converting Women
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 330
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ISBN-10 : 9780195165074
ISBN-13 : 0195165071
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Book Synopsis Converting Women by : Eliza F. Kent

Download or read book Converting Women written by Eliza F. Kent and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2004 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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