History of the Telugu Christians: A Bibliography (Volume 60) (ATLA Bibliography Series, 60) - Hardcover

Taneti, James Elisha

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0810872439 ISBN 13: 9780810872431

Publisher: Scarecrow Press, 2011

Synopsis

Christian communities in the state Andhra Pradesh of south India and the Telugu Christians in diaspora have passed their stories from one generation to the next by oral traditions as well as in scattered texts. These memories have sustained Telugu Christian communities for over four centuries. Yet there has been no significant attempt made to compile a comprehensive history of the Telugu Christians until James Elisha Taneti's History of the Telugu Christians: A Bibliography.

This annotated bibliography lists more than 700 published and unpublished textual sources related to the history of Telugu Christians from south India. Opening a window into the histories of 15 mission societies from the North American region, History of the Telugu Christians lists monographs, journal articles, letters, reports, minutes and the proceedings of missionary conferences, unpublished theses, dissertations, souvenirs, and manuscripts. The documents selected by Taneti were written or printed in the English or Telugu languages by native Christians and western missionaries.

Aimed to facilitate research and writing on Telugu Christians, Taneti's insightful historiographical analysis and comprehensive list of bibliographic sources offer seminarians, historians of Christianity, and scholars of India the opportunity to study closely the meeting of East and West and the religious history of India through the founding and evolution of this community.

About this title

About the Author:

James Elisha Taneti is a historian of religion and has written numerous articles on the history of Christianity in India.

Review:

This book is a bibliography that covers many aspects of the Telugu Christians, an ethno-religious community of the Andhra Pradesh state of southern India. They have been passing down their history through oral tradition and sacred texts for centuries and this book is the first work to compile this bibliographic history. Within users will find some 700 published and unpublished sources, including those from monographs, journal articles, letters, reports, unpublished theses and dissertations, and manuscripts. Full bibliographic information is included and most entries include a short annotation describing the contents of the work. This book is a major bibliography for those studying the Telugu Christians of southern India. It will provide historians, scholars, and seminarians with an insightful look into the lives and religious practices of this group. (American Reference Books Annual)

This is a comprehensive annotated bibliography of English and Telugu writings on Christian history among Telugu-speaking peoples . . . .This is a valuable collection of information about mission and church in one region of India. . . .This is an exciting development in the study of Indian church and mission history. (Mission Studies)

About this edition

• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0810872439
• ISBN 13: 9780810872431
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 122