The Christians of Kerala: History, Belief and Ritual Among the Yakoba
Susan Viswanathan
Abstract
This book explores the practice of Christianity among the Yakoba in the small region of Kerala. It uses the categories of time, space, architecture, and the body as a means of identifying the ways in which Hindu, Christian, and Syrian strands have been woven together to form a rich cultural tapestry in the region. The Yakoba, on which this study is based, are divided into two distinct groups—the Orthodox Syrians and the Jacobite Syrians. The author relates their on-going quarrel over ecclesiastical jurisdiction and the ways in which this quarrel affects Syrian Christian life and experience as ... More
Keywords: Christianity, Yakoba, Hindu, Orthodox Syrians, Jacobite Syrians, Syrian Christian life, ecclesiastical jurisdiction, cultural expression
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 1999 | Print ISBN-13: 9780195647990 |
| Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: October 2012 | DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195647990.001.0001 |
