essay
Christianity and development among the Garos
Hill societies, their modernisation : a study of north east with special reference to Garo Hills • New Delhi • Published In 1995 • Pages: 210-215
By: Burman, J. J. Roy.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a brief account of the history of Christianity in the Garo Hills and the impact of Christianity on the clan system, economic life, and elite composition. At the time of writing about 50 percent of the Garos were Christian. The author suggests that a major impetus for conversion was due to the British pacification of the region and the Garo need for British protection from the plains Hindus and Muslims.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Missions
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Garo
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 1999
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Asia
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- South Asia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Unknown
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ian Skoggard ; 1998
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- not specified
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1821-1981
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Garo Hills Autonomous District, Meghalaya State, India
- NotesAdditional notes
- [J. J. Roy Burman]
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 215)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 95910488
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Garo (Indic people)