Evangelising the Nation: Religion and the Formation of Naga Political Identity

by John Thomas

Book Overview

Northeast India has witnessed several nationality movements during the 20th century. The oldest and one of the most formidable has been that of the Nagas -- inhabiting the hill tracts between the Brahmaputra river in India and the Chindwin river in Burma (now Myanmar). Rallying behind the slogan, 'Nagaland for Christ', this movement has been the site of an ambiguous relation between a particular understanding of Christianity and nation-making...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 113892203X
• ISBN13: 9781138922037
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Routledge Chapman & Hall
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.5"