Saints, Goddesses and Kings: Muslims and Christians in South Indian Society, 1700-1900

Abstract

Preface List of maps Note on transliteration Abbreviations Glossary Introduction 1. South Indian religion and society 2. The development of Muslim society in Tamilnad 3. The Muslim religious tradition in south India 4. The south Indian state and the creation of Muslim community 5. Warrior martyr pirs in the eighteenth century 6. The final period of nawabi rule in the Carnatic 7. South Indian Christians in the pre-colonial period 8. The collapse of Syrian Christian 'integration' 9. The Christian Paravas of southern Tamilnad 10. Christian saints and gurus in the poligar country 11. Christianity and colonial rule in the Tamil hinterland 12. Conclusion Bibliography.