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The many faces of Baltasar da Costa: imitatio and accommodatio in theseventeenth century Madurai mission

The Jesuit Baltasar da Costa devoted his life to the Madurai mission in seventeenthcentury Tamil Nadu during the rule of the Na-yaka kings. He was the first Christianmissionary to style himself as apan.t.a-ram, aŚaivapriest to the lower castes. Thispaper will argue that his mimetic practice can best...

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Published in:Etnográfica
Main Author: Ananya Chakravarti
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Centro em Rede de Investigação em Antropologia 2014
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Online Access:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=372339179007
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