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Catholic Shrines in Chennai, India

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Though proportionally small, India's Christians are a populous and significant minority. Focussing on various Roman Catholic churches and shrines located in Chennai, a large city in South India where activities concerning saintal revival and shrinal development have taken place in the recent past, this book investigates the phenomenon of Catholic renewal in India. The author tracks the changing local significance of St. Thomas the Apostle, who according to local legend, was martyred and buried in Chennai and details the efforts of the Church hierarchy in Chennai to bring about a revival of devotion to St. Thomas. Insodoing, the book considers Indian Catholic identity, Indian Christian indigeneity and Hindu nationalism, as well as the marketing of St. Thomas and Catholicism within South India.
Request Code : ZLIBIO4476111
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Year:
2016
Edition:
1
Publisher:
Routledge
Language:
English
Pages:
256
ISBN 10:
1472485165
ISBN 13:
9781472485168
ISBN:
1472485165,9781472485168

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