Publication Type : Journal Article
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Source : Interventions: Routledge Taylor and Francis. 16 Dec 2022. DOI:10.1080/1369801X.2022.2157308.
Url : https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1369801X.2022.2157308
Campus : Bengaluru
School : School of Arts and Sciences
Year : 2022
Abstract : The Colonial period of Goa, a small southwestern state of India, colonized by Portugal for over 450 years, is often considered a period of pollution and impurity. This essay seeks to understand the role of purity and pollution rituals in the religious conversions of sixteenth-century Goa. We undertake to closely analyze the fictionalized instances of conversions in the select novels and draw references from historical documents. The essay combines socio-literary and historical approaches to the subject to present a broader tapestry of the religious upheavals in Goa, mainly in the sixteenth century.
Cite this Research Publication : Smita Sail, M G Priya. "The Role of Purity and Pollution Rituals in Religious Conversions of Goa during Portuguese Colonisation: a Probe through Select Goan Novels," Interventions: International Journal of Postcolonial Studies. Routledge Taylor and Francis. 16 Dec 2022. DOI:10.1080/1369801X.2022.2157308. SCOPUS Q1