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The TamCatHoly project explores the reinterpretation of martyrdom and sanctity by Tamil converts to Catholicism in early modern South India. It focuses on the life of Tēvacakāyam, a local figure recognized as a martyr, and examines cultural narratives surrounding his legacy.
In the TamCatHoly project, I explore ideas and practices of Catholic martyrdom and self-sanctification in early modern South India, in the context of the mission established by the Jesuits in Madurai in 1606.
Unlike previous narratives centred around the missionaries, I adopt a new perspective, and focus on how Tamil converts reshaped ideas and practices of martyrdom, sanctity, and the miraculous, in order to accommodate their new faith within local social and cultural orders.
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