Radical Witness of Christ A Journey into the Unknown

includes index and biblioraphy

1: Situation and background of the adivasis 1. Local situation ...17 2. Adivasis in India ...19 3. Adivasis in Gujarat ...20 4. General context in Gujarat ...21 5. Adivasis in gujarat today ...22 II: Searching for new ways to mission 1. Women`s movement ...25 2. vatican II and the position of women ...27 3. Religious in reflection mode ...29 4. Unfolding of asearch (1976-1983) ...30 5. Setting down in new surroundings (1984) ...32 III: Picturing the bhils 1. Profiling the bhils from outside sources ...35 2. Portraying the bhils as encountered in pichipura ...37 3. Impact of outside influences ...44 IV: Growing insight through being with the bhils 1. Reflcting on initial encounter ....51 2. How the adivasis viewed us ...53 3. Challenges along the way ...54 4. Defining the objective ...56 V: Participting in the life of the bhil woman 1. A day in the life f a bhil woman ...60 2. Silver lining ...61 3. Personal testimonies ...62 VI: Learning from experience 1. Education ...71 2. Commercial and healing practices ...72 3. Caste influence ...73 4. Gender impact ...74 5. Spirituality ...75 VII: Evolution towards structuring 1. Reaching out to children ...79 2. Health ...82 3. Socio economic development ...83 4. Ecology ...85 5. Globalization ...86 6. Politics ...88 VIII: Evaluating our mission to the adivasis 1. Reviewing our way of being with the adivasis ...90 2. Adivasi evaluation of the impact of Jagruti kendra ...92