St. Thomas Christians
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Introduction
Pahlavi-inscribed granite bas-relief crosses, found in ancient Christian settlements in South India, are the most ancient artefacts of Saint Thomas Christians in India. The script found on these tablets was established as ‘Pahlavi’, a script used to write Middle Iranian languages.…
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Cirlot, J.E. A Dictionary of Symbols. Translated by Jack Sage. London: Routledge, 1971.
Collins, Paul M. Christian Inculturation in India. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2007.
Henderson, Joseph L., Jolande Jacobi, Aniela Jaffe and Carl G. Jung, and Marie-Louise von Franz, eds. Man and his Symbols. Norwell…
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Indian Christianity is as old as the apostolic times. It is said to be the fruition of the acts of St. Thomas, the holy apostle who preached in Kerala. Very little is known about the history of St. Thomas Christians, especially in their early phases. It is built upon certain oral and literary…
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Nazarani Stambhas or open-air crosses of St Thomas Christians
Throughout history, marking and venerating certain places has been integral part of human culture. From menhir to stele, obelisk to freestanding columns, pillars to crosses—each marked a certain place, commemorated certain…
in Overview
The module examines the multiple historical and geographical factors that influenced the unique architecture of the St. Thomas churches of Kerala. Owing its origins to the missionary work of St. Thomas, one of the apostles of Jesus, the community of Christians in Kerala , practised an indigenous…
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