{"product_id":"to-be-cared-for-9780520288829","title":"To Be Cared For","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOffers a unique view into the conceptual and moral world of slum-bound Dalits (untouchables) in the South Indian city of Chennai. Focusing on the decision by many women to embrace locally specific forms of Pentecostal Christianity, the author challenges dominant anthropological understandings of religion as a matter of culture and identity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A major contibution to the anthropology of Christianity but also to the wider anthropology of religion as well as gender, class, and postcolonialism.\" Anthropology Review Database\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations  Acknowledgments \u003cbr\u003e Terminological Notes \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction \u003cbr\u003e 1 • Outsiders \u003cbr\u003e 2 • Caste, Care, and the Human \u003cbr\u003e 3 • Sharing, Caring, and Supernatural Attack \u003cbr\u003e 4 • Religion, Conversion, and the National Frame \u003cbr\u003e 5 • The Logic of Slum Religion \u003cbr\u003e 6 • Pastoral Power and the Miracles of Christ \u003cbr\u003e 7 • Salvation, Knowledge, and Suffering \u003cbr\u003e Conclusion \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Forcible Conversion \u003cbr\u003e of Religion Ordinance, 2002 \u003cbr\u003e Notes \u003cbr\u003e References \u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402884194647,"sku":"9780520288829","price":22.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520288829.jpg?v=1730481766","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/to-be-cared-for-9780520288829","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}