Henn, Alexander creator text bibliography inu 2014 monographic eng

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xi, pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm "The state of Goa on India's southwest coast was once the capital of the Portuguese-Catholic empire in Asia. When Vasco Da Gama arrived in India in 1498, he mistook Hindus for Christians, but Jesuit missionaries soon declared war on the alleged idolatry of the Hindus. Today, Hindus and Catholics assert their own religious identities, but Hindu village gods and Catholic patron saints attract worship from members of both religious communities. Through fresh readings of early Portuguese sources and long-term ethnographic fieldwork, this study traces the history of Hindu-Catholic syncretism in Goa and considers its implications for our understanding of power, religion, and postcoloniality"-- Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-204) and index. a-ii--- Catholic Church Relations Hinduism Syncretism (Religion) India Goa (State) Hinduism Relations Christianity Christianity and other religions Hinduism Postcolonialism India Goa (State) RELIGION / Comparative Religion HISTORY / Asia / India & South Asia SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural Goa (India : State) Religion Goa (India : State) Religious life and customs BL 2016 .G6 H4 2014 261.2/45095478 REL017000 HIS017000 SOC002010 9780253012876 (hardback) 9780253012944 (paperback) 2013050142 DLC 140320 20181024104336.0 18073587 eng