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1 online resource (512 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; List of abbreviations; List of maps; Introduction; Whose dialogue?; Dialogue in the field; Dialogue and missionary ideology; Dialogue and anthropology; Fictional Dialogues, or the 'framing' of the Other; 'Philosophies of Dialogue' reconsidered; Bakhtin's dialogism; Gadamer's 'conversation that we ourselves are'; Levinas: 'the Face of the Other'; The 'topoi' of multiple dialogues; Part One The Rishi of South-West Bangladesh; Introduction; 1. The (Muchi- ) Rishi of Bengal and Bangladesh. |
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Ethnographies and census reportsThe Rishi of Khulna, Jessore and Khustia; Recent statistics in Khulna, Jessore and Khustia; The Region of Jessore and Khulna; 2. The situation of the group; Case study of Dumuria Rishi para; The Bhadra, Sidur and Hogla Samaj; Land ownership and occupation; Activities associated with skinning; Mara Mamsa (carrion meat); Barna-Boisamya (caste discrimination); The Rishi and the Muslim majority; 3. The Rishi and the cow; 4. The experience of Untouchability; A history of 'Untouchability'; Rishi 'Untouchability' as seen by others. |
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Rishi 'Untouchability' as seen by themselves5. The Rishi and Hindu Dharma; Rishi experience of Dharma; The implications of karma in Rishi cosmology; The Rishi and mukti; Religious specialists in the Rishi samaj; Notes to Part One; Part Two The Rishi and Christianity (1856-1952); Introduction; Missionary sources; The Rishi response to Christianity; The wider setting of 'dialogue'; 6. The Rishi and the PIME missionaries in Jessore-Simulia (1856-1927); Mgr. Marietti and the first Rishi conversions (1856-92); Missionary ideology and methods of apostolic work; Missionary perceptions of the Rishi. |
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Rishi reactionsThe Protestants among the Rishi; Fr. Nava among the Rishi (1892-1924); Changing missionary attitudes; The Rishi response; 7. The Salesians among the Rishi (1928-52); Introduction; Salesian policy; The Rishi response to the Salesians; Processes of dialogue; 8. The Jesuits among the Rishi of Satkhira-Baradal (1918-52); Introduction; The first attempt at 'conversions' (1918-30); The second attempt: the Jesuits in Baradal (1930); Fr. Koster among the Rishi (1939-54); Notes to Part Two; Part Three The Xaverians and the Rishi (1952-94); Introduction. |
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9. The Diocese of Khulna: general overviewDifficult beginnings (1952-62); A 'new mission' in a 'new country' (1962-72); Missionary policy post-Vatican II (1973-93); Growth and achievements of the Bangladeshi Catholic Church; New missionary policies of the Xaverians in Khulna; 10. The Xaverians' involvement among the Rishi; Contacting the group (1952-62); Further missionary commitment for the Rishi (1962-73); New style of presence among the Rishi (1973-94); 11. Simulia Mission; The 'Kingdom of God' and its little kings (1952-62); 'Dying for the people' (1963-74). |
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Failure of 'development' (1974-82). |
| Summary |
This book is a study of the changing relationship over time (1856-1994) between the Rishi, an ex-Untouchable jati of Bengal/South-West Bangladesh, and various groups of Catholic missionaries. The book's originality and importance lies in its multi-disciplinary approach which combines anthropological fieldwork, historical research, philosophical enquiry and contemporary missiological debates. Moreover, it addresses issues of great current relevance in its discussions of Orientalism, Neo-colonialism and Otherness. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Catholic Church -- Relations -- Hinduism.
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Catholic Church. |
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Relations. |
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Hinduism. |
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Caste.
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Caste. |
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Hinduism -- Relations -- Catholic Church -- Bangladesh.
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Bangladesh. |
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Dialogue -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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Christian converts from Hinduism.
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Dialogue -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. |
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castes. |
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Christian converts from Hinduism. |
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RELIGION -- Christian Ministry -- Missions. |
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Interfaith relations. |
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Zene, Cosimo.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Zene, Dr Cosimo. Rishi of Bangladesh : A History of Christian Dialogue. Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, ©2014 9780700715213 |
| ISBN |
9781136861390 (electronic book) |
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1136861394 (electronic book) |
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