Essays about: "Christianity in india"

Found 4 essays containing the words Christianity in india.

  1. 1. From mud to shampoo : conversions and empowerment among Santali women in India

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Sofie Gerges; [2018]
    Keywords : empowerment of women; personal empowerment; Santals; Santali women; religion; Christianity; conversion; India;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to study personal empowerment processes and theinfluence religion have in such processes. The theory of Naila Kabeer,Srilatha Baltiwala and Sara Mosedale has mainly been used as thetheoretical framework in this thesis. In order to study the influence ofreligion i.e. READ MORE

  3. 2. Christianity in Banaras : A mapping of Christian congregations and case study on two Catholic churches

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för samhälls- och kulturvetenskap

    Author : Niclas Kinell; [2017]
    Keywords : Mapping; Banaras; Varanasi; Religious mapping; Religious studies; Christianity; India; Spatial analysis; Kartläggning; Banaras; Varanasi; Religionskartläggning; Religionsvetenskap; Kristendom; Indien; Rumslig analys;

    Abstract : Christians are a small minority group in India. There are previous studies on the group, but mainly focused on regions where Christianity is well represented, like for example Tamil Nadu in South India. This study will focus on an uncharted Christian area. READ MORE

  4. 3. Mukti in Kristapurana. How Thomas Stephens S.J. (1549-1619) conveys a Christian message of salvation in words with Hindu connotations

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för litteratur, idéhistoria och religion

    Author : Pär Eliasson; [2015-10-13]
    Keywords : Kristapurana; Father Thomas Stephens; Doutrina Christam em Lingoa Bramana Canarim; mission; inculturation; accomodatio; Christianity in India; Marathi; Konkani; Goa; salvation; mokṣa; mukti;

    Abstract : This thesis examines how the English Jesuit Father Thomas Stephens used a language full of Hindu connotations for conveying a Christian message in his Marathi epic Kristapurāṇa, written in Goa in the early years of the 17th century. Specifically it seeks to analyse (1) which words Stephens used for speaking about salvation, (2) which ideas about salvation he thereby conveyed, and (3) how he dealt with connotations of such words that are difficult to accommodate in a Christian worldview. READ MORE

  5. 4. Violence against Christians in India. A discursive study of two Indian English newspapers

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för litteratur, idéhistoria och religion

    Author : Julia Kuhlin; [2012-06-27]
    Keywords : Christianity in India; Violence against Christians; News Media; Critical Discourse Analysis;

    Abstract : Persecution of Christians in India has increased drastically during the last fifteen years, hundreds have been murdered, thousands injured and numerous driven from their homes. In this situation news media has an important role: they have the means to either reproduce an agenda that leads to persecution or resist such an agenda. READ MORE