The Ramban Pattu: the song of St. Thomas in Kerala
Author | : D.P. Curtin |
Publisher | : Dalcassian Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 53 |
Release | : 2017-05-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781087913766 |
ISBN-13 | : 1087913764 |
Rating | : 4/5 (764 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Ramban Pattu: the song of St. Thomas in Kerala written by D.P. Curtin and published by Dalcassian Publishing Company. This book was released on 2017-05-01 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ramban Pattu is the traditional Nasarani song about the coming of St. Thomas the Apostle to Southern India. It details his movements, the churches that he founded, and his eventually death and martyrdom in Mylapore. The original Malayalam text is included here as well as an introduction and commentary explain the nature and origin of the text. Its over four hundred poetic stanzas are available here for the first time in English.