Author: Ishwar Sharan
Publisher: Voice of India
Year: 2010
Language: English
Pages: 407
ISBN/UPC (if available): 9788185990910
Description
This is a very interesting book which brings out how history has been distorted.
The myth of St. Thomas is a prototype of today's popular Jesus-I-India story. The first was invented by he Syrian Christians of Malabar and late taken over by the Portuguese, and he second was promoted around the beginning of this century by western spiritualists who also paraded as historians of the arcane.
Contents
Author's Note
PART ONE
Foreword by Koenraad Elast
Introduction
The Myth of Saint Thomas and the Mylapore Shiva Temple
PART TWO
Archbishop Arulappa Makes History
Acharya Paul Adds & Footnote
"Dr." Deivanayakam Gets His Due
PART THREE
In Memory of a Slain Saint
The Legend of a Slain Saint to Stain Hinduism
Tainted People
PART FOUR
Saint Thomas and Caste
Anti-Brahminism
Churches Threaten Dalit Rights
PART FIVE
Hideaway Communalism in the Indian Express
Hideaway Communalism in the Hindu
Madras Musings and Other Media Mediations
Saint Thomas ù A TTK Product
News Item
ù H.V.I.
APPENDIXES
Temple Looting in Kerala ù Then and Now
Towards a Real Hindu-Christian Dialogue
Bibliography
Index