The East India Company and Religion, 1698-1858 by Penelope Carson (English) Hard

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE The East India Company and Religion, 1698-1858 by Penelope Carson An overview of the East India Companys policy towards religion throughout its period of rule in India. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description An overview of the East India Companys policy towards religion throughout its period of rule in India.This wide-ranging book charts how the East India Company grappled with religious issues in its multi-faith empire, putting them into the context of pressures exerted both in Britain and on the subcontinent, from the Companys early mercantile beginnings to the bloody end of its rule in 1858. Religion was at the heart of the East India Companys relationship with India, but the course of its religious policy has rarely been examined in any systematic way.The free exercise of religion, the policy the Company adopted in its early days in order to safeguard the security of its possessions, was challenged by Evangelicals in the late eighteenth century. They demanded that the Company should grant free access to Christians of all Protestant denominations and an end to barbaric Indian religious practices. This gave rise to an unprecedented petitioning movement in 1813, comparable in strength to that for theabolition of the slave trade the following year. It was an important milestone in British domestic politics. The final years of the Companys rule were dominated by its attempts to withstand Evangelical demands in the face of growing hostility from Indians. In the end it pleased no one, and its rule came to a gory and ignominious end.In this compelling account, Penny Carson examines the twists and turns of the East India Companys policy on religious issues. The story of how the Company dealt with the fact that it was a Christian Company, trying to be equitable to the different faiths it found in India, has resonances for Britain today as it attempts to accommodate the religions of all its peoples within the Christian heritage and structure of the state.Penelope Carson is an independent scholar with a doctorate from Kings College, London. Table of Contents IntroductionA Christian Company?The East India Company, Britain and India: 1770-1790The 1790s: A Time of CrisisThe Pillar of Fire Moves Foreward: The Advent of British Missionaries, 1793-1806The Wisdom of the Serpent and the Innocence of the Dove: The Vellore Mutiny and The Pamphlet War, 1806-1808Troubled Years, 1807-1812Battle Lines Drawn: Missions, Dissent and the EstablishmentThe 1813 Renewal of the Companys Charter: The Religious Public Takes on the CompanyA Turbulent Frontier: The Company and Religion, 1814-1828A New Dawn? The Era of Lord William Bentinck, 1828-1835Between Scylla and Charibdis, 1836-1858Conclusion and Epilogue: Strangers in the Land Review [A]n impressive range of archival sources . . . about English religious politics of the sun never sets on the British Empire school. * ANGLICAN & EPISCOPAL HISTORY *Carson has delivered a well-written and thoroughly researched monograph that will be a welcome addition to upper-division and graduate courses on British India . . . [and] to imperial and religious studies as well. Her work is the first of its kind to convey precisely why and how the Company implemented its religious policies, all within the context of a bitter debate between the Established Church and evangelicalism. * THE HISTORIAN *[A] superbly researched study [that] provides a valuable empirical foundation for understanding the complex forces that underlay Company policy, Evangelical activism, and ideology in British India. * CANADIAN JOURNAL OF HISTORY *[A] new and deftly researched volume. * ASIAN AFFAIRS *A well-written narrative, both readable and informative. * H-NET REVIEWS *An impressive study. * JOURNAL OF BRITISH STUDIES *For the more specialist student of missiology and imperial history, its drawing on such precise historical material will make it an invaluable resource. * CHURCH TIMES * Review Text [A]n impressive range of archival sources . . . about English religious politics of the "sun never sets on the British Empire" school. ANGLICAN & EPISCOPAL HISTORY Carson has delivered a well-written and thoroughly researched monograph that will be a welcome addition to upper-division and graduate courses on British India . . . [and] to imperial and religious studies as well. Her work is the first of its kind to convey precisely why and how the Company implemented its religious policies, all within the context of a bitter debate between the Established Church and "evangelicalism." THE HISTORIAN [A] superbly researched study [that] provides a valuable empirical foundation for understanding the complex forces that underlay Company policy, Evangelical activism, and ideology in British India. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF HISTORY [A] new and deftly researched volume. ASIAN AFFAIRS A well-written narrative, both readable and informative. H-NET REVIEWS An impressive study. JOURNAL OF BRITISH STUDIES For the more specialist student of missiology and imperial history, its drawing on such precise historical material will make it an invaluable resource. CHURCH TIMES Review Quote [A]n impressive range of archival sources . . . about English religious politics of the "sun never sets on the British Empire" school. ANGLICAN & EPISCOPAL HISTORY Carson has delivered a well-written and thoroughly researched monograph that will be a welcome addition to upper-division and graduate courses on British India . . . [and] to imperial and religious studies as well. Her work is the first of its kind to convey precisely why and how the Company implemented its religious policies, all within the context of a bitter debate between the Established Church and "evangelicalism." THE HISTORIAN [A] superbly researched study [that] provides a valuable empirical foundation for understanding the complex forces that underlay Company policy, Evangelical activism, and ideology in British India. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF HISTORY [A] new and deftly researched volume. ASIAN AFFAIRS A well-written narrative, both readable and informative. H-NET REVIEWS An impressive study. JOURNAL OF BRITISH STUDIES For the more specialist student of missiology and imperial history, its drawing on such precise historical material will make it an invaluable resource. CHURCH TIMES Details ISBN1843837323 Author Penelope Carson Year 2012 ISBN-10 1843837323 ISBN-13 9781843837329 Media Book Format Hardcover Publication Date 2012-09-20 Short Title EAST INDIA COMPANY & RELIGION Pages 291 Series Worlds of the East India Company Language English Series Number VOLU DEWEY 954.031 Imprint The Boydell Press Place of Publication Woodbridge Country of Publication United Kingdom UK Release Date 2012-09-20 AU Release Date 2012-09-20 NZ Release Date 2012-09-20 Illustrations 1 line illus. Publisher Boydell & Brewer Ltd Alternative 9781782040279 Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. 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