While Sewing Sandals: Tales Of A Telugu Pariah Tribe

About the Book: - The Madigas are among the humblest and most despised of the Pariahs of Southern India. They are the leather workers in the Telugu country. For centuries they have tanned hides, sewed sandals, prepared leather buckets for the wells of the Sudras, made trappings for their bullocks. And all their search for truth was carried on while sewing sandals with their hands. The book is the product of extensive study of the tribe (pariahs). The author sees the subject of the book is very illuminating and delicate. In regard to the Matangi cult, the Chermanishta sect, the cult called Perantalu, and the several Reform sects which came to notice. The story of the mass movement towards Christianity is another interesting point as about sixty-thousand Madigas are today counted as Christians. The illustrations require a word of explanation. Though the book is a rare one, it may satiate desire of the researchers to generate a good amount of interest amongst the readers. About the Author: - Emma Clough, the sister of the famous social gospel, Walter Rauschenbusch, was a scholar in her own right. She attended Wellesley College and Rochester Female Seminary and was granted a Ph.D. by the University of Berne, Switzerland, in 1894. In recognition of her scholarly accomplishments, she was made a member of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. She was a missionary and worked with the Telugu pariah tribe with her husband John Clough. The Title 'While Sewing Sandals: Tales Of A Telugu Pariah Tribe written/authored/edited by Emma Rauschenbusch-Clough', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9789353245221 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 351 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Facsimile Publisher. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is . Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol:-