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Synopsis The work, drawing on many years of participantobservationans cientific research, is l;ikely to remain the standard reference work on the history, thnograophy and belief system of Chgristians of Pakistan for the foreseeable future. The movement into Christianilty in early 20th Century Punjab, was the defining moment in the creation of new social identity for this people. The implications of the indigenous, kinship base, power structure (biratheri), remaining unaffected by this movement are closely examined, as are the motives for the movement, while noting noting some of the salient features of the enculturation Christianity among the people, as welkl as the historical factors which contributed to move towards Catholicism.. It notes the growing marginalization of this people due to progressive Islamization of the state and specially through the Blasphemy laws.