Catholic shrines in Chennai, India : the politics of renewal and apostolic legacy /
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| Author / Creator: | Nagy, Thomas Charles, author. |
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| Edition: | 1 [edition]. |
| Imprint: | London ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017. |
| Description: | x, 246 pages ; 24 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11044887 |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 246 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-238) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781472485175 1472485173 9781472485168 1472485165 9781315571065 |
