MIRACLE HEALING AND EXORCISM: THE SOUTH INDIAN PENTECOSTAL MOVEMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF POPULAR HINDUISM [*].

From: International Review of Mission | Date: January 1, 2001| Author: | Copyright information

MICHAEL BERGUNDER [**]

In a country dominantly shaped by the different traditions of Hinduism, Indian Christianity is statistically rather insignificant. Nevertheless, in south India, where nearly two thirds of Indian Christians live, Christianity represents a relatively strong minority and, within the south Indian Christian population, the percentage of Pentecostals is relatively high with a growing trend. The author's conservative estimate is that 20% of south Indian Protestants are now Pentecostals. [1]

In south India, similar to what can be observed in many other ...

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