Indian Church History Classics (ICHC) - Volume 1

The NAZRANIES
15 Church History Classics On India's Ancient Malabar Christians Of St. Thomas

Here are 15 of the most oftquoted RESOURCE CLASSICS describing authentically the origins, history, culture, personalities, divisions and unions, spread, vicissitudes, and achievements of the unique Nazraney ("ney"as in honey or money) Christians of Kerala, claiming their origin from Apostle Thomas at the dawn of the Christian Era in 52 AD, as well as their manifold contributions to Indian and World Christianity in particular and in general to Humanity at large. The publishers have added pleasure in fulfilling a long felt need of scholars, at a time when great tidings are arriving from these Indian Oriental Christian communities.

The volume contains special introductions to each individual work/author by scholars who have devoted a lifetime to the study of these works. For example Dr. Mundadan introduces the work of Medlycott while Dr. Vellian introduces the twin volumes of Farquhar. Others who have contributed introductions include:The volume contains all the material such as indices, prefaces, dedications, and introductions contained in the original edition.

Produced To The Specifications Of The Best World-Class Libraries

Now for the first time all these well-known works are available in a single, compact, ENCYCLOPEDIC, volume, newly type-set in easy-to-read, modern type faces, and printed in an attractive format, making use of the best available materials and craftsmanship. In the giant pages of the present work measuring 9 in. by 12 in. you can now browse through or deeply study the complete story of these Christians and their contacts down the centuries with various civilizations and peoples across the Arabian Sea and along the Western Indian Coast from the Near East, Middle East, and the West not to mention their interesting rendezvous with various races and cultures in India itself from beyond the mountain ranges known as the Western Ghats.

Lasting open-bound hard-cover library edition with Gold leaf printed and embossed front and spine with a glorious full colour jacket and a thick transparent "overall".

There are perhaps only a dozen or so usable copies of most of these works now available in the whole world. This volume is being brought out at 'the specific request of many libraries and scholars who would like to have their own complete, uncut copies of these It provides a rare chance collections. Also it is a con to institutions and faculties interested in the depend on short and/ t quotations from these of guiding Masters and Doctoral candidates.

Volume ONE Containing 15 complete books on sale now

The Nazranies

A whole library containing 15 costly books plus lengthy extracts from 22 more.

Detailed autographed introductions ranging from 1000 to 3000 words to each book plus a 10,000-word General Introduction by noted authorities

Indices.

Library bound with gold-leaf stamped and embossed cover and spine.

Protective full-colour jacket and transparent "overall".

Over 600 large size pages of 12" x 9" each containing more than a thousand words.

Some 500 First-ever" photographs, art reproductions and other visual aids-hundreds in glorious full colour-including many in the giant page size.

The full set will be in three uniform volumes:

Vol. I The Nazranies. (on sale now)

Vol. II The Catholics (other than the Nazranies in the press)

Vol. Ill The Christians (other than the Nazranies / Catholics in the press)

Media Talk about The NAZRANIES

India Today ( October 12,1998)
"A detailed history of the various Christian sects of Kerala. One of those perennial reference manuals"

The Hindu Daily (Tuesday, August 4, 1998)
" This volume attempts to trace back to the source , the traditions, customs,cultural trends and historical insights relating to the Nazranies, i.e the St Thomas Christians of Malabar (Kerala)"

Dr. Mar Aprem - Metropolitian
".... In addition to the indices, prefaces, dedications etc contained in the original books this volume provides a lengthy general Bibliography and a Chronology. Further each book is introduced by well known scholars. All theological scholars and history Departments of secular Universities should have a copy of this encyclopedic work"

Dr. A.M Mundadan
"Another bold attempt by a person of the calibre of Prof. George Menanchery- a new set of publications under the mast of South Asia Research Assistance Services (SARAS). The professor has already established a name by publishing Vols. 1 & 2 of the St. Thomas Christian Encyclopedia of India- two weighty volumes both in content and style. This volume reproduces 15 classics in full and lengthy extracts from some 22 other such classics."

Books reproduced in full:

GEDDES: A short history of the Church of Malabar together with The Synod of Diamper.

G.T. MACKENZIE: Christianity in Travancore.

GEORGE CATHANAR: The Orthodoxy of the St.Thomas Christians.

MEDLYCOTT: India and The Apostle Thomas.

A SYRIAN CATHOLIC: A Synopsis of the history of the Syrian Church in Malabar.

PANJIKARAN: The Syrian Church in Malabar.

BERNARD: A Brief Sketch of the History of the St. Thomas Christians.

FARQUHAR: The Apostle Thomas in North India.

FARQUHAR: The Apostle Thomas in South India.

D’CRUZ: St. Thomas the Apostle in India.

PLACID: The Syrian Church of Malabar.

JOB: The Syrian Church of Malabar.

KAITHANAL: Christianity in Malabar.

DANIEL: The Syrian Church of Malabar.

JUHANON MAR THOMA: Christianity in India and the Mar Thoma Syrian Church.

Lengthy extracts included from:

ADRIAAN MOENS: The Dutch in Malabar.

JAMES HOUGH: The History of Christianity in India.

FRANCIS DAY: The Land of the Permauls or Cochin its past and its present.

C.M.AGUR: Church History of Travancore.

LADISLAS-MICHEL ZALESKI: The Apostle St. Thomas in India.

J.N. OGILVIE: The Apostle of India.

W.S. HUNT: The Anglican Church in Travancore & Cochin.

GILLE A.: Christianity at Home.

K.P. PADMANABHA MENON: History of Kerala.

K.M. PANIKKAR: Malabar and the Dutch.

L.K. ANANTAKRISHNA AYYAR: Anthropology of the Syrian Christians.

A. MINGANA: Early Spread of Christianity.

JOHN STEWART: Nestorian Missionary Enterprise.

H. HOSTEN: The Song of Thomas Ramban.

GEORGE SCHURHAMMER: The Malabar Church and Rome during the
Portuguese period & c

P. CHERIYAN: The Malabar Syrians and the Church Missionary Society.

H.HOSTEN S.J.: Antiquities from San Thome and Mylapore.

H.W. CODRINGTON: Studies of the Syrian Liturgies.

D. FERROLI, S.J.: The Jesuits in Malabar.

GERARD GARITTE: The Georgian Narrative of the Martyrdom of St. Thomas.

S.S. KODER et al: The Cochin Jews.

ALEXANDER MAR THOMA: The Marthoma Church Heritage and Mission.