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The Making of Indian Secularism

Empire, Law and Christianity, 1830-1960

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  • © 2011

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Authors:
  1. Nandini Chatterjee

    1. University of Plymouth, UK

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Part of the book series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies (CIPCSS)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Nandini Chatterjee
      Pages 1-19

  5. Community

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 165-165
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    2. Race, Authority and Conflict in the Indian Church

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      Pages 167-190

    3. Rethinking Christianity: Formulating Their Faith

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      Pages 191-215

    4. Representing Christians: Community Interests vs. Christian Citizenship

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      Pages 216-239

    5. Conclusion

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      Pages 240-247

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 248-337
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A unique study of how a deeply religious country like India acquired the laws and policies of a secular state, highlighting the contradictory effects of British imperial policies, the complex role played by Indian Christians, and how this highly divided community shaped its own identity and debated that of their new nation.

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  • University of Plymouth, UK

    Nandini Chatterjee

About the author

NANDINI CHATTERJEE has studied at universities in India, the Netherlands and the UK, completing her PhD at the University of Cambridge, UK. She was Lecturer in South Asian History at Cambridge 2004-05, and held the British Academy Postdoctoral fellowship at King's College London, 2008-09. She is currently Lecturer in History at the University of Plymouth, UK.

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