04-20-2007, 11:45 PM
One very important aspect of spread of Christianism in India and Srilanka, worth exploring is slavery! The Portugese and Dutch, used to have slave christianization schemes. (Accept the lord and get freed in X years). Of course such offers would be made to unproductive or sick slaves. I had read this in a translated from dutch book, a diary of dutch governer of Ceylon, will try to see if I can find it.