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Summary:

"The British Crown's 1813 legalization of Christian evangelism among its Indian subjects set off a storm of criticism in Bengal. Mou Banerjee shows that Hindu and Muslim detractors energetically marginalized converts, in the process developing ideals that cemented the connection between political and communal identity on the subcontinent."-- [Provided by publisher]

Table of Contents:

• Conversion and the Birth of Modern Apologetics in India
• The Contest Over High-Caste Conversions
• The Great Tagore Will Case
• Conversion and the Politics of Land Ownership in Colonial Bengal
• The World of Munshi Meherullah
• The Elusive Legacies of Brahmabandhab Upadhyay
• Epilogue.

Author/Creator:

Banerjee, Mou, 1985- , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

The disinherited: the politics of Christian conversion in colonial India [by Banerjee, M.]

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Disinherited [by Banerjee, M.] (Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : Harvard University Press, 2025 — ISBN 9780674268036; LCCN 2024004997)

Subjects:

Religion and politics — India — History — 19th century

Christian converts from Hinduism — India — Bengal — History — 19th century

Christian converts from Islam — India — Bengal — History — 19th century

Religion and sociology — India — History — 19th century

Evangelistic work — India — History — 19th century

Conversion

India — Religion — 19th century

India — History — 19th century

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 16, 2024).

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Call Numbers:

BL2007.5 .B36 2025eb

ISBNs:

9780674298118 (electronic book)
067429811X (electronic book)
9780674298101 (electronic book)
0674298101 (electronic book)
9780674268036 (hardcover) [Invalid]

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2024004998

Other Control Numbers:

EBC31685412 (source: MiAaPQ)
[Unknown Type]: ybp21262605