Community and Worldview Among Paraiyars of South India: 'Lived' Religion

by Anderson H.M. Jeremiah

This volume presents a detailed ethnographic study of rural Paraiyar communities in South India, focusing on their religions and cultural identity. Formerly known as Dalits, or Untouchables, these are a largely socially marginalised group living within a dynamic and complex social matrix dominated by the caste system and its social and religious implications in India.

Through examining Paraiyar Christian communities, the author provides...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441178813
• ISBN13: 9781441178817
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"