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Title

Early Christianity in India : (with parallel developments in other parts of Asia) / general editor, G. John Samuel ; editors, J.B. Santiago, P. Thiagarajan.

Author

International Conference on the History of Early Christianity in India (2nd : 2007 : Chennai, India)

Publication

Chennai : Institute of Asian Studies, 2008.

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Additional Authors

• John Samuel, G., 1948-
• Santiago, J. B.
• Thiagarajan, P.
• Institute of Asian Studies (Chennai, India)
• International Centre for the Study of Christianity in India.

Description

358 p. : ill.; 24 cm.

Summary

Conference organized by the International Centre for the Study of Christianity in India and held 14-17 Jan., 2007.

Series Statement

Publication / Institute of Asian Studies, Chennai, India ; no. 111 [i.e. no. 134]

Uniform Title

Publication (Institute of Asian Studies (Madras, India)) ; no. 134.

Subject

• Christianity > India > History > Congresses
• Christianity > Asia > History > Congresses
• Church history > Congresses
• India > Church history > Congresses
• Asia > Church history > Congresses

Genre/Form

• Church history
• Conference papers and proceedings
• History
• Conference papers and proceedings.

Note

• "Collected research articles submitted for the Second International Conference on the History of Early Christianity [in India] held in Chennai"--T.p. verso.
• "Publication no. 111"--T.p. verso.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

The Second international Conference on the History of Early Christianity in India / G. John Samuel -- Antioch : gateway to Asian Christianity / Basil S. Davis -- Early Christian missionaries and martyrs / D. Koilvaram -- Christian presence in Asia before 1500 A.D. / T. Dayanandan Francis -- Social history of India / Cynthia Stephen -- Early Christianity in Persia / Mathias Mundadan -- Early East Syrian Christianity / D. Christudas -- Early missionary enterprises with reference to early Christianity in India / J. Joe Prakash -- Pre-Portuguese Christian history of Goa / Cosme Jose Costa -- The Chaldean Syrian Church in Trichur, Kerala (52-1599 A.D.) / Mar Aprem -- The Jacobite Syrian churches / Adai Jacob -- Aspects of ideas of 'clean and unclean' among the Brahmins, the Jews, and St. Thomas Christians of Kerala / George Menachery -- St. Thomas in the Christian folklore of Kerala / Jacob Vellian -- St. Thomas and the North Indian King Gondophorus / S. Chinnappan -- Thomas Mount : a pilgrimage spot / J.B. Santiago -- Sand from the tomb of Apostle St. Thomas / C.A. Simon -- Churches established by St. Thomas / Maria John -- History of early Christianity in Tamil Nadu / V. Gnanasikhamani -- The parables of Jesus Christ and the implied similes of the Caṅkam poets : a comparative analysis / P. Thiagarajan -- Pūrva Mīmāmsa, Utara Mīmāmsa and Christianity / J.D. Baskara Doss -- Christianity and Greek thought / Samuel Yrjola -- A system of transliteration of Tamil.

ISBN

• 9788187892403 (pbk.)
• 8187892404 (pbk.)

LCCN

^^2009310632

OCLC

435961323

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library