Book

Christianity and social change in northeast India: a study of the role of Christianity in social change among the Khasi-Jaintia Hill tribes of Meghalaya

Vendrame Institute ; Firma KLM Private Ltd. • Shillong • Published In 1993 • Pages:

By: Snaitang, O. L..

Abstract

This book is a scholarly study of the history of Christianity in northeast India following the introduction of British rule in the 1820s. The focus is the Khasi-Jaintia area of the state of Meghalaya where the hill tribes were the first to be brought under British colonial rule and the influences of Christian missions and churches. Snaitang demonstrates '…that among the Khasi-Jaintia people Christianity played a significant acculturative role in helping them maintain their distinctive identity while at the same time preparing them to function effectively within the new order introduced by British administration' (p. vii). Thus, Christianity provided not only a means of dealing with the modernization of the society but also the means of preserving a distinctive identity in the process. According to Snaitang, Christianity accomplished this through the standardization of the written language, its educational work, ideology, evangelism, and church structure (p. viii).

HRAF PubDate

1996

Region

Asia

Sub Region

South Asia

Document Type

Book

Evaluation

Creator Types

Humanist

Theologian

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

Analyst

John Beierle ; 1994

Field Date

no date

Coverage Date

variable

Coverage Place

Meghalaya, India

Notes

O. L. Snaitang

Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-210) and index

LCSH

Khasi (Indic people)