{"product_id":"to-be-cared-for-9780520288829","title":"To Be Cared For","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eTo Be Cared For \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a unique view into the conceptual and moral world of slum-bound Dalits (“untouchables”) in the South Indian city of Chennai. Focusing on the decision by many women to embrace locally specific forms of Pentecostal Christianity, Nathaniel Roberts challenges dominant anthropological understandings of religion as a matter of culture and identity, as well as Indian nationalist narratives of Christianity as a “foreign” ideology that disrupts local communities. Far from being a divisive force, conversion integrates the slum community—Christians and Hindus alike—by addressing hidden moral fault lines that subtly pit residents against one another in a national context that renders Dalits outsiders in their own land.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Read an \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.asian-studies.org\/asia-now\/entryid\/120\/asianow-speaks-with-nathaniel-roberts\"\u003einterview\u003c\/a\u003e with the author on the Association for Asian Studies' #AsiaNow blog.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Nathaniel Roberts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42959995502710,"sku":"9780520288829","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/1374\/6550\/files\/CoreSourceHub_3fe51689-29ce-4468-8213-ef014bcd54f6.jpg?v=1767788317","url":"https:\/\/ingramacademic.com\/products\/to-be-cared-for-9780520288829","provider":"Ingram Academic \u0026 Professional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}