Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2001
Department
Religious Studies
Abstract
A discussion of the inculturation movement in Indian Catholicism that attempts to adapt Catholic liturgy and religious symbolism to Hindu culture. The article discusses the writings of Indian theologian D. S. Amalorpavadass, their reception, and reactions to them among Dalit (Untouchable) Catholics. The article focuses on the experimental Indian rite Mass as well as the overall relationship between theology and anthropology. The article was published as part of the annual volume of the College Theological Society.
Repository Citation
Mathew N. Schmalz“Ad Experimentum: Theology, Anthropology and the Paradoxes of Indian Catholic Inculturation,” Theology and the Social Sciences, ed. Michael Barnes (Maryknoll NY: Orbis Books, 2001), 161-180.
Included in
Anthropology Commons, Catholic Studies Commons, Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion Commons
Comments
Copyright 2001, Orbis Books. Used with permission.