Exploring Indigenous Spirituality: The Kutchi Kohli Christians of Pakistan: A Journey of Adaptation and Creativity - Paperback

by Anita Maryam Mansingh (Author), Noelia Molina (Foreword by)

Anita's book is a deep and enlightening study of the spiritual experience of the Kutchi Kohli Christians of Pakistan. Producing a complex, versatile, and appealing conceptual framework for studying their inner experiences, Anita provides conceptual tools for understanding the spiritual journey and relation with the divine of indigenous people in the south of Pakistan. Relying on their own narratives, this book gives voice to the Kutchi Kohlis of Pakistan, allowing the readers to enter into their own symbolic and conceptual way to understand reality. In addition, exploring their spiritual experience, Anita shows us the creative way in which Kutchi Kohli Christians have adapted and recreated their own identity in relation to Hinduism and Islam. With most of the academia focusing on the study of indigenous people in India, this book offers a breakthrough into unexplored areas for understanding indigenous peoples and Christianity in South Asia.

Author Biography

Anita Maryam Mansingh is a Presentation Sister and she holds a Master in Applied Spirituality from WIT University Ireland. She has focused her research on the study of spirituality and the Kutchi Kohli people of Pakistan. Thus, Anita explores their history, spiritual lives, and social dynamics. She has previously published Art Dispels the Darkness: A Spirituality of Healing, where she reflects on the connection between art and spirituality as part of the processes of healing and growth.