The Power of Conversion and Foreignness of Belonging in an Indian Slum
by
Nathaniel Roberts
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2016
To Be Cared For offers a unique view into the conceptual and moral world of slum-bound Dalits (“untouchables”) in the South Indian city of Chennai. Focusing on the decision by many women to embrace locally specific forms of Pentecostal Christianity, Nathaniel Roberts challenges dominant anthropological...