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A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE MALANKARA JACOBITE SYRIAN ORTHODOX CH IBD

EDESSA PRESS
06 / 2023
9781739349615
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Sinopsis

The Syrian Christians in Kerala, India, are an ancient community whose history has often been distorted by European colonialists and missionaries.áDr Sarah Knight has scoured libraries and private archives across Kerala, as well as many of the great libraries in Europe - in the UK, the Netherlands, and the Vatican - to put together a summary of the history of this often misunderstood ancient Christian community. ááThis fresh and authentic perspective on the Syrian ChristiansâÇÖ history, brings out the narrative which has survived within the community itself, despite the many periods of adversity and oppression when other interests attempted to rewrite their history.áDr Knight has combined her insider knowledge - she was born and raised within the community - with years of scholarship, which also underpinned her PhD from SOAS in the University of London.áThe book charts the history of the Syrian Christians in Kerala (âÇÖMalankaraâÇÖ) from its origins with mission of St Thomas, through the migrations of Syrian clergy and families from the fourth century, through the adversity in the face of European colonialization and missionary work, to the current troubles caused by factions demanding they abandon their allegiance to the Patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church. á

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