Abstract
In the second half of the 19th century, the plantation-owners of the West Indies and the Reunion island called on Indian workers to replace black slaves. Large contigents of Hindus disembarked in theoretically christianized islands. The roman catholic clergy rapidly decided to organize a particular mission, in order to eliminate a so-called immoral religion. But the problems of communication were hard to solve. Moreover the plantation owners turned out to be reticent. At the end of the 19th century, most immigrants held on to Hinduism, although they adopted some Christian rites.
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