Religious freedom and the subversive adaptation of Christian converts from Hinduism
This paper explores how converts to Christianity tend to navigate a complex social landscape by occupying hybridized sites seeking to remain Hindu while following Christ. This strategy is especially visible in Krista Bhakta (Christ followers) movement, the upper caste groups who see a cultural conti...
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| description | This paper explores how converts to Christianity tend to navigate a complex social landscape by occupying hybridized sites seeking to remain Hindu while following Christ. This strategy is especially visible in Krista Bhakta (Christ followers) movement, the upper caste groups who see a cultural continuity with the Hindu traditions. Using “hybridity”, a concept that Homi Bhabha popularized to capture the mixing of Eastern and Western cultures in postcolonial literature, this essay explores how it can be applied in the religious sphere that adopts this subversive tool within political and cultural spheres. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-eb7f3debb77744f3924bd4a0834a11412024-02-29T04:43:19ZengVerlag für Kultur und WissenschaftInternational Journal for Religious Freedom2070-54842790-07622023-12-01162105116https://doi.org/10.59484/PGAU8264 Religious freedom and the subversive adaptation of Christian converts from HinduismAruthuckal Varughese John0 South Asia Advanced Christian Studies, BangaloreThis paper explores how converts to Christianity tend to navigate a complex social landscape by occupying hybridized sites seeking to remain Hindu while following Christ. This strategy is especially visible in Krista Bhakta (Christ followers) movement, the upper caste groups who see a cultural continuity with the Hindu traditions. Using “hybridity”, a concept that Homi Bhabha popularized to capture the mixing of Eastern and Western cultures in postcolonial literature, this essay explores how it can be applied in the religious sphere that adopts this subversive tool within political and cultural spheres.https://ijrf.org/index.php/home/article/view/248religious freedomhybriditychrist followershindu convertsindiakrista bhakta |
| spellingShingle | Aruthuckal Varughese John Religious freedom and the subversive adaptation of Christian converts from Hinduism International Journal for Religious Freedom religious freedom hybridity christ followers hindu converts india krista bhakta |
| title | Religious freedom and the subversive adaptation of Christian converts from Hinduism |
| title_full | Religious freedom and the subversive adaptation of Christian converts from Hinduism |
| title_fullStr | Religious freedom and the subversive adaptation of Christian converts from Hinduism |
| title_full_unstemmed | Religious freedom and the subversive adaptation of Christian converts from Hinduism |
| title_short | Religious freedom and the subversive adaptation of Christian converts from Hinduism |
| title_sort | religious freedom and the subversive adaptation of christian converts from hinduism |
| topic | religious freedom hybridity christ followers hindu converts india krista bhakta |
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