Evangelising the Nation Religion and the Formation of Naga Political Identity Transition in Northeastern India Series
Auteur : Thomas John
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.
This book, based on meticulous archival research, traces the making of this relation and offers fresh perspectives on the workings of religion in the formation of political and cultural identities among the Nagas. It tracks the transmutations of Protestantism from the United States to the hill tracts of Northeast India, and its impact on the form and content of the nation that was imagined and longed for by the Nagas. The volume also examines the role of missionaries, local church leaders, and colonial and post-colonial states in facilitating this process.
Lucidly written and rigorous in its analyses, this book will be of interest to scholars and researchers of South Asian history, religion, political science, sociology and social anthropology, and particularly those concerned with Northeast India.
Introduction 1. The Original Sin 2. Sending Out the Spears 3. War, Nationalism and Conversions 4. Peace, Crusades and Pacification 5. Church, Politics and the Limits of Theology Conclusion. Bibliography
John Thomas teaches History in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, Assam, India.
Date de parution : 11-2017
13.8x21.6 cm
Date de parution : 10-2015
13.8x21.6 cm
Thèmes d’Evangelising the Nation :
Mots-clés :
naga; hills; american; baptist; missionaries; areas; tribes; assam; rifles; Young Men; district; Naga Hills; Naga Areas; American Baptist Missionaries; Naga National Movement; Subdivisional Officer; Sub-divisional Officer; Deputy Commissioner; Shankar Rao Deo; Military Juntas; Naga Hills District; Large Scale Human Rights Violations; Naga Tribes; Assam Rifles; Angami Nagas; Naga Club; Nagaland State; North Cachar Hills; Kuki Rebellion; Home Mission Board; Naga Army; Armed Forces Special Powers Act; North Cachar; Shillong Accord; Naga Nation