Dalits in India

Religion as a Source of Bondage or Liberation with Special Reference to Christians

James Massey (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

206 Seiten

2023
Manohar Publishers and Distributors (Verlag)
978-81-19953-14-1 (ISBN)

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Christian Dalits are casteless because they belong to a community who in their pre-Dalit state were casteless and classless people. Also Christians are supposed to be casteless, because Christian religion is considered to be above caste or class.

The present work studies the subject of religion as a source of bondage or liberation with special reference to the casteless Christians. It deals with the Dalits in India in general, the history of their problems, and the basic question of their identity. The discussion of their history also includes the role of religion and how far it has acted as an agent of bondage or liberation for the Dalits. The religions which are referred to in this work are Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Lingayatism (Veerasaivism), Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Zoroastrianism and Baha'i religion. This work discusses in detail the role of Hindu religion with special reference to the caste system. Besides Hindu religion, detailed references are made to Christian religion or faith with emphasis on casteless Christians.

Dr. (Habil) James Massey was the General Secretary/Director of the Indian Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, Delhi. He was also the Honorary Secretary/Director of the Dalit Solidarity Programme of India. Dr Massey was the translator of the Punjabi Bible, the author of Masihiata: Ika Paricaya (Punjabi), Doctrine of the Ultimate Reality in Sikh Religion, and Christian Dalits in India (Hindi), and co-editor of the volume on Dalit Solidarity.

Preface
Abbreviations
Introductions
Part I – Dalits and History
1 Historical Roots of the Dalit
2 Historical Background of the Christian Dalits
Part II – Dalit Identity and Basic Rights
3 Dalit Identity
4 Christian Dalits and Basic Rights
PART III – Dalits and Enabling Strategies
5 Dalit Politics and the Christian Response
6 Need for a Dalit Theological Expression (with a fresh understanding of Christian faith)
Summary and Conclusion
Appendices
Glossary
Bibliography
Index

Erscheinungsdatum	14.05.2024
Verlagsort	New Delhi
Sprache	englisch
Maße	160 x 240 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Makrosoziologie
ISBN-10	81-19953-14-2 / 8119953142
ISBN-13	978-81-19953-14-1 / 9788119953141
Zustand	Neuware