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TOPIC: Early historical and archaeological traditions of Christianity in Greater India: reality and hagiography

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Date: Sep 29, 2015

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arly historical and archaeological traditions of Christianity in Greater India: reality and hagiography Mirror: https://www.academia.edu/9968076/Early_historical_and_archaeological_traditions_of_Christianity_in_Greater_India_reality_and_hagiography See http://pattanam-muziris-pattanam.blogspot.in which shows the connection between Dr Cherian, who directs the excavations at Pattanam (and who has aggressively promoted the theory that it is Muziris), and various churches and Christian groups. As a corollary appendix to the narrative of History of Bharatam Janam, it is necessary to review the roots of Christianity in India, to start with. This account has to be extended to cover the early presence of Christian traditions in the Indian Ocean Region, what may be called the d’Extreme Orient or Greater India. In my view, a reliable, falsifiable historical narrative on the appearance of Christianity along the Indian Ocean Rim, has NOT yet appeared. Only apocryphal, hagiographic accounts disfigure the itihaasa of rim of the Indian Ocean. For a bibliography compiled by the Kerala Council for Historical Research, with reference to Pattanam Archaeology Research, see http://www.keralahistory.ac.in/pdf2014/international_fellow_2014.pdf The context of this open-ended enquiry are the opinionated reports and conjectures based on the ongoing archaeological digs in Pattanam, Kerala, with ardent hopes to find the remains of the mythical St. Thomas. Archaeological distortions of Pattanam digs well argued in the media and in some journals necessitate a fresh enquiry into the historical and archaeological traditions of Christianity in Greater India A sample report here: Unearthing Pattanam. Explore "Muciri Pattinam", the legendary Indian Ocean port site New Delhi, National Museum, 28th November 2014 - 10th January 2015 The National Museum of New Delhi houses an exhibition dedicated to the archaeological site of Pattanam. The exhibition shows the results of the research about the ancient port overlooking the Indian Ocean and explains the excavation works conducted at the archaeological site. A replica of the archaeological trench with the excavation tools and an explicative video are provided. A wide range of artifacts are displayed: pottery, coins, gold ornaments etc. illustrate the material culture of the site from 3000 to 1000 BC. The exhibitions will be open until 10th January 2015. http://arabiaantica.humnet.unipi.it/index.php?id=28&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=83&cHash=ac3f191fe9f8ebf4b4e81bb885abb28c __________________

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