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TITLE
CERTIFICATE
DECLARATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION
Nazranis: Etymological Considerations and Questions of Identity
The Altered Situation and Challenges
Niranam Grandhavari -The Source Material
The Kanianthra Manuscript
Other Copies of Niranam Grandhavari
Other Themes in the Kanianthra manuscript
II. ORIGIN OF THE NAZRANIS
The Saint Thomas Tradition
The Acta Thoma
The Christians of Saint Thomas
Maargam Kali Pattu
Pseudo Traditions
The Tomb of Saint Thomas
Marthomayude Maargavum Vazhipadum
The Maargam
The Muthappen Concept
The Migration Tradition
Persian Migration of AD 345
The Northists and Southists
The Armenians
Mar Thomas Around AD 800
The Migration of Maruvan Sabriso
Migration From the East Coast
Nilakkal Community
The Mylapore Migration
The Impact of Migrations
The Nazranis in History Early Testimonials
Syriac Document of AD 1301
Later Developments The Conversion of Cheraman Perumal
Restoration of the Nazranis
Persian Missionaries
CONCLUSIONS
III. THE PRE- COLONIAL NAZRANI COMMUNITY
Early Settlements
Expansion of Settlements
Thazhakkatupally Stone Inscription
Trade Routes and Expansion
Politics and Settlements
The Nazranis and the Jathy System
The Nazranis and the Brahmanic Customs
The Copper Plates and Privileges
Social Customs
Occupation
The Collapse of Maritime Trade
CONCLUSIONS
IV. CHRISTIANITY OF THE PRE-COLONIAL NAZRANIS
Religion of the Nazranis
The Sacraments
The East Syrian Heritage
The Organization
CONCLUSIONS
V. THE WAY OF THOMAS Vs. PETER
The Portuguese and the Nazranis
The Impact on Social Customs
The Impact on the Jathy Structure
The Impact on Ecclesial Structure
The Impact in Authority Structure
The Impact on the Sacraments
CONCLUSIONS
VI. THE NAZRANIS: AD1708- 1815
Mar Gabriel - The Beginning of Confusion
The Saint Thomas Consciousness
The Nazranis and the Society
Political Condition
Occupation
The Ecclesial Administration
The Income of the Hierarchy
Formation of the Canonical Framework
The Religious Life
VII. CONCLUSIONS
BIBLIOGRAPHY