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Tables of Contents for Kerala Christian Sainthood
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Note on Transliteration
xiii
Introduction: Kerala, God's Own Country
3
15
Me, St. George, and Other Foreigners
18
34
Sr. Alphonsa: Indian/Roman Catholic Saint and Champion of Syrian Christian Self-Identification
21
13
St. George, the Indigenous Foreigner
34
18
Siblings and Other Metaphors for Christian-Hindu Relations
52
36
Siblings and Neighbors: Models for the Divine and Human
52
10
Beyond Siblings: Portrayals of Exclusivity, Unanimity, and Ambiguity
62
19
Local Disdain for Sibling Stories and the Negotiation of Identity
81
7
Calamity Management and the Role of Sacred Ambivalence
88
27
The Life and Cult of Sr. Alphonsa: A Celebration of Complexity and Paradox
115
41
Stories and Patterns
115
16
Hegemonic Habits and Their Reappropriations: The Paradox of Female Renunciative Asceticism
131
11
The Miracle(s) of Fame: Origins of Alphonsa's Posthumous Cult
142
14
Conclusion: Of U.S. Angels and Ethnographers
156
7
Notes
163
30
References
193
10
Index
203