Grey, Mary C.

A cry for dignity : religion, violence and the struggle of Dalit women in India / Mary C. Grey. - 1st ed. - London ; Oakville, CT : Oxon ; New York : Equinox Pub., Routledge, 2010. - viii, 162 p. : ill ; 24 cm. - Religion and violence .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [153]-158) and indexes.

Caste in a culture of globalisation -- Born a woman and Dalit : the poisoned chalice : the daily life of Dalit women -- Religion, violence, and Dalit women -- Purity, pollution, and a worsening oppression -- The spirituality of Dalit women: sustaining or oppressing? -- Dalit women, Christianity, and Christian church -- Feminist liberation theology : a resource for Dalit women? -- Opposition to untouchability : Gandhi and Ambedkar -- Dalit women : looking to the future.

9781138895874 (pbk.)

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Dalits--Social conditions.--India
Dalits--Religious life--India.
Women--Social conditions.--India
Women--Religious life--India.

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