Things as They are: Mission Work in Southern India (Hardcover Library Edition)

Amy Carmichael's evocative account working as a missionary in rural India. Written at the opening of the 20th century this stunning book charts the journey made by Carmichael and her company into the depths of rural India. There they encountered the poor and dispossessed whom they set about converting to Christianity. While reactions ranged from receptive to hostile the journey itself was an illuminating one: the manner of the local traditions the behaviour of the natives and the atmosphere of Southern India all impressed deeply upon Carmichael. During her travels Carmichael encountered many tribal and other groupings which differed from one another. Sure to photograph the most interesting when permitted it is thus that this book carries historical value - many of the groups Carmichael encountered today no longer exist or are diminished in status. Things as They Are is thus an underappreciated and historic work for its eye-opening and moving accounts of Christian missions and the poverty suffered in India.