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Book Review, History - Tuesday, January 5, 2010 2:55 - 3 Comments
“Christianity in India- a History in ecumenical perspective” by HC Perumalil and ER Hambye
About the Editors
H C Perumalil CMI
and E R Hambye SJ are the editors of this Volume published in 1972.
Hormice C Perumalil CMI is a priest who has worked on many mission roles from the Syro Malabar Church. He was the General Manager and General Editor of Prakasam publications, Alleppey. He has published numerous Christian literature in Malayalam and English. He is the… Continue reading
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- Margam Kali – History, Theme, Early References and Modern Developments
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- Letters of St. Thomas the Apostle to Edessa from India
- Prelates of Nasranis till the Synod of Udayamperoor- List of early Bishops till 1599 AD
- Hymns of Saint Ephraem (Ephrem) the Syrian, on Apostle Thomas and India
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- SRITE- Project for Preserving the Manuscripts of the Syrian Christians in India
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Nasrani Syrian Christians NETWORK Snapshot
- Worth reading ,as it might enhance discussions on Jewish burial and Christian burial in Kerala.
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- There are many electronic versions of Periplus of Erythrean sea available in the net . One version mentions about "calabar" whic...
- Thanks Joseph, I got it.
It's not as interesting as I had hoped......
- John Mathew:
I just assumed you could draw email info from the site! Later I remembered it was not so. Here is the site address...
- Sir,
I read about Mar Anthrayos and his stay at Mulanthuruthy. It is written that one family opposed him and the kapyar did not ...
- It appears 'Kala Pattina' or Kalapattana was referred to as Camara by Periplus of the Erythrean Sea (1st century CE). This corres...
- See u have the right to say something and i understand that. Then i dont know what is the matter with feeling good with relooking ...
- Joseph:
I had thought the family history you were referring to was online, and hence could be shared.
Regardless, I'm intere...
- Response to John Mathew:
Personally, I wouldn't like to name names. If you're serious email me directly....
- Joseph:
Out of curiosity what family was it that was making the ridiculous claim?...
- I'm disappointed! The last post is dated October 03, 2009 23:32. No Nazrani to quibble over their ancestry for nearly six months! ...
- Alphy,
The Kodassery could be near Chalakkudi as you have suggested. I have cross checked the information with Kerala Society p...
- About calamina. Our Malabar tradition denotes mailappore as the site of martyrdom of apostle Thomas. But some books have mentione...
- There is lot of migration happened in to malabar regarding christianity. i dont think its really a surprise. Only different points...
- About Kalamoun
Nowhere in Syria is there a district or a region, with clear natural boundaries and a cultural and historical ba...
- Kalamoun (Qalamoun)
A north Lebanon city near sea with mountain and caves.
Nearby towns are full of Aramaic speaking folks ...
- "How did Rome and Antioch allow then to form such churches ?"
Anything to divide and rule....
- This community has become something of a joke among Nasranis here. Had k'Nayas shared some consistent physical features with that ...
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