Godroads
Modalities of Conversion in India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22225730 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Matthew Wilkinson (0000-0002-2095-1853, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Publication date | 2020-11-10 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Melbourne Asia Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2652-550X • E-ISSN: 2652-550X |
| Publisher | Asia Institute, University of Melbourne (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.37839/mar2652-550x4.26 |
| OpenAlex | W3106123304 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Discussions of conversion in India generally focus on Christianity, most often imagining conversion to be an unambiguous transition from polytheistic Hindu or animist faiths to the British coloniser's monotheistic and 'superior' faith. This is a narrative that is rife with colonial and social Darwinist undertones, one that endorses a narrow and limiting understanding of conversion as a distinct event
Modalities · Social science · Sociology · Religion, Society, and Development
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |