Tradition and Modernity in Eighteenth-Century Goa (1750-1800): Indo-Portuguese Studies-1

"The first section of this book traces the institutional and economic framework of Goa. The next chapter analyses the Goan society, with a view to characterizing the various strata that comprised it and the degree to which they respectively participated in diverse areas of local life. Religion, one of the essential aspects of Goan society, has been analyzed in great detail. This is perhaps the first time that the documents of the Pastoral Visits and the Christian Rolls preserved in Goa have been utilized, along with several other important sources."