Christianity and Belonging in Shimla, North India: Sacred Entanglements of a Himalayan Landscape

by Jonathan Miles-Watson

Book Overview

This book explores the material religion of contemporary Shimla, a vibrant postcolonial city, famed for its colonial heritage, set against the backdrop of the North-Western Himalayas. Jonathan Miles-Watson demonstrates that this landscape is able to peacefully reconcile the apparent tensions of faith, heritage and identity in a way that unseats traditional theories of religion, politics and heritage. It presents a mystery that is written in space...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350050172
• ISBN13: 9781350050174
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"