Genealogy of the South Indian Deities: An English Translation of Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg's Original German Manuscript with a Textual Analysis and Glos

ISBN-13: 9780415647960 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 384 str.

Daniel Jeyaraj

Opis

Originally published in 1713, this text reveals Ziegenbalg's ethos in the emerging European Enlightenment & his willingness to learn from the South Indians. The text contains the original voices of knowledgeable South Indians from various religious backgrounds & presents South India in a vivid & direct manner.

Recenzje

'Any translation is inevitably to some extent also an interpretation, but in translating Ziegenbalg's text Jeyaraj has adopted a number of prinicples that give the work in translation a very different flavour' - Will Sweetman, University of Otago, New Zealand

Spis treści

Preface System of Transliteration Abbreviations Introduction 1. Ziegenbalg and Halle Pietism 2. Ziegenbalg and the Residual Image of God 3. Ziegenbalg's Text of the Genealogy 4. Ziegenbalg's Sources 5. Comparing the Manuscripts 6. Comparing the Printed Versions 7. Continuing Relevance of the Genealogy 8. Conclusion 9. Glossary 10. Bibliography

O autorze

Daniel Jeyaraj, Judson-DeFrietas Associate Professor of World Christianity at Andover Newton Theological School in Newton Center, Massachusetts, USA, is an Indian theologian with a profound interest in the intercultural relationship of Christian faith, the value of cross-cultural learning and interdisciplinary teaching and research. He is a leading authority on the study of the Tranquebar Mission and the emergence of Protestant churches in eighteen-century India.