'Allender modifies the critique of postcolonial thought in ways that are truly refreshing'
Ana Jelnikar, Anthropological Notebooks

'Empire Religiosity builds on Tim Allender’s excellent track record of detailed research into the history of education... This is a compelling story, beautifully written, conveyed with clarity and compassion towards both the women themselves and the girls who received education.'
History of Education Journal

'Empire Religiosity is an important contribution to the study of Catholic missions in India, and its detailed archival work is commendable.'
Journal of Religious History

'Empire Religiosity: Convent Habits in Colonial and Postcolonial India is a nuanced and insightful examination of how religion operated as a lived, embodied practice within colonial and postcolonial contexts.'

'Overall, Empire Religiosity offers a nuanced understanding of how religion, gender, and empire were lived and experienced. Allender’s focus on everyday practices makes this book a valuable contribution to colonial history, gender studies, and postcolonial scholarship.'
Ankit Sharma

'Empire Religiosity is an important contribution to the study of Catholic missions in India, and its detailed archival work is commendable.'
Daniel Michon, Journal of Religious History

'Tim Allender has established himself as a leading authority on the history of education in colonial India. Empire Religiosity is another exceptional contribution to our understanding of education and empire... The work is far more focused on the relationship between the women religious and their evolving relationship with the changing power structures of India and, perhaps more significantly, their relationship with Indian society. Ultimately, Allender provides an eloquent and thought-provoking chronicle of an Irish order whose ability to adapt to the needs of the Indian community allowed it to transcend its colonial roots and become part of modern India. Strange products of empire indeed.'
Simon Fleming, History Australia

Introduction
1 Calcutta’s colonial religious space and the arrival of Loreto
2 Finding Indian connections
3 New convent domains, 1848–1913
4 Tribal domains and imperial entanglements
5 Learning elites and cultural chasms
6 Morapai, orphans and the Sunderbunds
7 Image vistas and transition to an independent India, 1904–62
8 Poverty liminalities and new literacy, 1930–70
9 Sealdah and the outreach of Sister Cyril Mooney
Conclusion
Index