{"id":105,"date":"2014-09-30T17:31:47","date_gmt":"2014-09-30T21:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/midst\/?page_id=105"},"modified":"2015-02-11T14:35:10","modified_gmt":"2015-02-11T19:35:10","slug":"caste","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/midst\/caste\/","title":{"rendered":"Caste"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment323\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment323\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/midst\/files\/2014\/10\/s72156387.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/midst\/files\/2014\/10\/s72156387.jpg\" alt=\"Conversion to Christianity offered \u2013 at least in theory \u2013 Hindus a way out of varnas, or hereditary hierarchies dividing people into rigid castes\" class=\"size-full wp-image-323 \" height=\"133\" width=\"200\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment323\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Conversion to Christianity offered \u2013 at least in theory \u2013 Hindus a way out of varnas, or hereditary hierarchies dividing people into rigid castes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Barry explains in this section what she knew of India\u2019s caste system, a social hierarchy with roots in Hinduism. Many liberal, American Christian missionaries like Barry hoped to help eradicate what they saw as the injustice of \u201ccaste-ism\u201d \u2013 even if this wasn\u2019t officially a part of their stated objectives.\u00a0 They linked \u201ccaste-ism\u201d to the race-based prejudices familiar to them in the United States.\u00a0 In this section, Barry talks about \u201cmass movement Christians\u201d and their conversion to Christianity to escape the stigma of being \u201clow-born.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Knew About Caste<\/p>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-105-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"\/midst\/files\/2014\/09\/BARRY_midst_knew-about-caste_sweepers_FINAL_merged.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"\/midst\/files\/2014\/09\/BARRY_midst_knew-about-caste_sweepers_FINAL_merged.mp3\">\/midst\/files\/2014\/09\/BARRY_midst_knew-about-caste_sweepers_FINAL_merged.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Two Villages Eat Together<br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-105-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"\/midst\/files\/2014\/09\/BARRY_midst_2-villages-eat-together_FINAL.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"\/midst\/files\/2014\/09\/BARRY_midst_2-villages-eat-together_FINAL.mp3\">\/midst\/files\/2014\/09\/BARRY_midst_2-villages-eat-together_FINAL.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/p>\n<p>Language Study Caste<br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-105-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"\/midst\/files\/2014\/09\/BARRY_Language-Study-Caste.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"\/midst\/files\/2014\/09\/BARRY_Language-Study-Caste.mp3\">\/midst\/files\/2014\/09\/BARRY_Language-Study-Caste.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/p>\n<p>Jim and I Didn&#8217;t Agree<br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-105-4\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"\/midst\/files\/2014\/09\/BARRY_midst_jim-I-didnt-agree_newEND_FINAL_.mp3?_=4\" \/><a href=\"\/midst\/files\/2014\/09\/BARRY_midst_jim-I-didnt-agree_newEND_FINAL_.mp3\">\/midst\/files\/2014\/09\/BARRY_midst_jim-I-didnt-agree_newEND_FINAL_.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/p>\n<p>Village: One Christian<br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-105-5\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"\/midst\/files\/2014\/09\/BARRY_midst_village-1-christian-couple_FINAL_fixed.mp3?_=5\" \/><a href=\"\/midst\/files\/2014\/09\/BARRY_midst_village-1-christian-couple_FINAL_fixed.mp3\">\/midst\/files\/2014\/09\/BARRY_midst_village-1-christian-couple_FINAL_fixed.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/midst\/podcast\/\">here<\/a> to download the podcast for this segment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/midst\/stories-by-theme\/\">Back to Stories by Theme<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/midst\/stories-by-theme\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/midst\/christian-retreat-and-study-center\/\" title=\"Christian Retreat and Study Center\">&lt; Previous Story<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/midst\/sanskritization\/\" title=\"Sanskritization\">Next Story &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\r\n  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){\r\n  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),\r\n  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)\r\n  })(window,document,'script','\/\/www.google-analytics.com\/analytics.js','ga');\r\n\r\n  ga('create', 'UA-56761359-1', 'auto');\r\n  ga('send', 'pageview');\r\n\r\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barry explains in this section what she knew of India\u2019s caste system, a social hierarchy with roots in Hinduism. 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