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Intro
Contents
Preface and Acknowledgements
1 Introduction
On Dignity: A History of the Dalit Social and the Struggle Against Caste
Religion is Social: A Fraternity of Equals
Caste and the Curse of the Political
Dignity Enters the Indian Constitution
Moral Stamina: The Dalit Relationship with Democratic Politics
References
2 Recovering the Legacy of Nanchari, 1830-2018: Dalits, Conversion, and Christianity in South India
Nanchari's Story: A Tapestry of Mission Archives and Vernacular Texts
Nanchari in the LMS Archives
Nanchari in the SPG Archives
Nanchari in Vernacular Material
Nanchari through Oral Narratives: Unveiling Historical Memory
Defying Caste: Nanchari's Journey to Christianity
References
Acknowledgements
3 An Ethical Community of Equals: A Dalit History of the Sant-Mat Religion in Twentieth-Century North India
The Sant-mat: A Brief Conceptual History
Atam-Anubhav Gyan: Social and Ethical in Sant-mat
The Satguru and Aniconic Divinity: The Source of Human Dignity
The Rise of Raidas: A Modern Saint
The Sant-mat Ideology: Building a Relationship with Liberal Politics
References
Acknowledgements
4 Dalit Futures and Sexual Modernity in South India
Inside/Outside
Religion and Kinship in Normative Time
The Reproductive Capacities of Promiscuous Religion
References
5 Between Blasphemy and Martyrdom: The Formation of the Ravidassia Religion in Punjab
Ravidassia Countervisuality: Song and Sant Dignity
The Ad Prakash: The Book of the Ravidassia Religion
The Luminous Deras: Building a Community
The Temple of Ravidassia Religiosity
The Martyrdom and Public Protests
The Discourse of Martyrdom: Building a New Religion
References
Acknowledgements
6 Oppression, Resistance, and the Formation of a Faith Community among the Dalit Christians of Kerala
Introduction
Karikkottakkari: An Overview of the Village
The Formation of a Faith Community
Faith versus Caste: Foundational Factors for a Dalit Christian Faith Community
Faith, Belovedness, and Resistance
The Purification of Learned Christianity and the Scope of a Beloved Community
Social Experience and Faith
References
7 Presenting the Dalit Body: Caste and Sartorial Dignity in North India
Sartorial Historiography
Sartorial Questions and Codes of Caste
Dignity, Desire, and Respect: The Freedom to Choose Clothing
References
8 Inheritance and Caste Formations in Kerala
Introduction
Caste Inheritance and Racial Formations
Agrarian Histories of Caste: Inheriting the Traditional Occupation
Transformations
New Foundations
Leaving Agricultural Labour and Building New Houses
Thatch, Tile, Concrete
References
9 Caste, Occupations, and (Im)mobility in Modern Indian Industry, 1870-2006
Introduction
Caste, Occupations, and Modern Industry
The Beginnings of Industrialisation, 1870s-1890s
Contents
Preface and Acknowledgements
1 Introduction
On Dignity: A History of the Dalit Social and the Struggle Against Caste
Religion is Social: A Fraternity of Equals
Caste and the Curse of the Political
Dignity Enters the Indian Constitution
Moral Stamina: The Dalit Relationship with Democratic Politics
References
2 Recovering the Legacy of Nanchari, 1830-2018: Dalits, Conversion, and Christianity in South India
Nanchari's Story: A Tapestry of Mission Archives and Vernacular Texts
Nanchari in the LMS Archives
Nanchari in the SPG Archives
Nanchari in Vernacular Material
Nanchari through Oral Narratives: Unveiling Historical Memory
Defying Caste: Nanchari's Journey to Christianity
References
Acknowledgements
3 An Ethical Community of Equals: A Dalit History of the Sant-Mat Religion in Twentieth-Century North India
The Sant-mat: A Brief Conceptual History
Atam-Anubhav Gyan: Social and Ethical in Sant-mat
The Satguru and Aniconic Divinity: The Source of Human Dignity
The Rise of Raidas: A Modern Saint
The Sant-mat Ideology: Building a Relationship with Liberal Politics
References
Acknowledgements
4 Dalit Futures and Sexual Modernity in South India
Inside/Outside
Religion and Kinship in Normative Time
The Reproductive Capacities of Promiscuous Religion
References
5 Between Blasphemy and Martyrdom: The Formation of the Ravidassia Religion in Punjab
Ravidassia Countervisuality: Song and Sant Dignity
The Ad Prakash: The Book of the Ravidassia Religion
The Luminous Deras: Building a Community
The Temple of Ravidassia Religiosity
The Martyrdom and Public Protests
The Discourse of Martyrdom: Building a New Religion
References
Acknowledgements
6 Oppression, Resistance, and the Formation of a Faith Community among the Dalit Christians of Kerala
Introduction
Karikkottakkari: An Overview of the Village
The Formation of a Faith Community
Faith versus Caste: Foundational Factors for a Dalit Christian Faith Community
Faith, Belovedness, and Resistance
The Purification of Learned Christianity and the Scope of a Beloved Community
Social Experience and Faith
References
7 Presenting the Dalit Body: Caste and Sartorial Dignity in North India
Sartorial Historiography
Sartorial Questions and Codes of Caste
Dignity, Desire, and Respect: The Freedom to Choose Clothing
References
8 Inheritance and Caste Formations in Kerala
Introduction
Caste Inheritance and Racial Formations
Agrarian Histories of Caste: Inheriting the Traditional Occupation
Transformations
New Foundations
Leaving Agricultural Labour and Building New Houses
Thatch, Tile, Concrete
References
9 Caste, Occupations, and (Im)mobility in Modern Indian Industry, 1870-2006
Introduction
Caste, Occupations, and Modern Industry
The Beginnings of Industrialisation, 1870s-1890s