Daniel Jeyaraj - Genealogy of the South Indian Deities: An English Translation of Bartholomäus Ziegenbalgs Original German Manuscript with a Textual Analysis and Glossary

For the first time, the work Genealogy of the South Indian Deities of the first Protestant missionary to India, Bartholomus Ziegenbalg (16821719), is made accessible to an English readership. Originally published in 1713, the text reveals Ziegenbalgs ethos in the emerging European Enlightenment and his willingness to learn from the South Indians. It contains the original voices of knowledgeable South Indians from various religious backgrounds and presents South India in a vivid, direct and unfiltered way. In this volume, Daniel Jeyaraj edits and presents the German original in an English translation. This is followed by a detailed textual analysis, a glossary and an appendix. This book is invaluable for anyone interested in reliable information about the interactions of Europeans with Hindu and religion and culture.

Daniel Jeyaraj, is Judson-DeFrietas Associate Professor of World Christianity at Andover Newton Theological School in Newton Center, Massachusetts, USA. He 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 eighteenth-century India.

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GENEALOGY OF THE SOUTH INDIAN DEITIES
An English translation of Bartholomus Ziegenbalgs original
German manuscript with a textual analysis and glossary
Daniel Jeyaraj

GENEALOGY OF THE SOUTH INDIAN DEITIES

An English translation of Bartholomus Ziegenbalgs original German manuscript with a textual analysis and glossary

Daniel Jeyaraj

First published in German, 2003
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To
Princeton Theological Seminary
Princeton, NJ-08540 USA
with deep gratitude for appointing me
John A.Mackay Professor for World Christianity (20012002), and their first Research Professor (20022003)