Friday 6 January 2012

Liturgies, hymns, prayers of the ancient Church in India


  • The Liturgy of the Apostles Addai and Mari. Strongly Semitic. Uses Syriac prayers and scriptures. Concentrates solely upon the experience of the Eucharist, the liturgy itself being called The Mystery of Christ [qurbana?]. [Dix 1949.] Early commentaries suggest that these liturgies received their developed form at least by the 8th century. With little change they are still used today in India, southeast Asia and outside. [Asian Christian Theologies 1:??]
  • Aerthayil, James. The Spiritual Heritage of the St Thomas Christians. Bangalore: Dharmaram Publications, 1982.
  • Dix, Gregory. The Shape of the Liturgy. London: Dacre Press, 1949.
  • Gregorios, P. (Paul Verghese). “East Syrian Worship.” A New Dictionary of Liturgy and Worship. Ed. J.G. Davies. London: SCM Press, 1986.
  • Isho Yabh. (fl. 1021-1026). Nestorian Questions on the Administration of the Eucharist. Haarlem: J. Enschedé en zonen, 1937.
  • Maclean, A.J. The Syrian Daily Offices. London: Rivington, 1894.
  • Pathikulangara, Varghese. Qurbana: The Eucharistic Celebration of the Chaldeo-Indian Church. Chaldeo-Indian Liturgy 2. Denha Services, 1998.
  • Spinks, B.D. Addai and Mari – the Anaphora. Bramcote: Grove Books, 1980.
  • Spinks, B.D. Western Use and Abuse of Eastern Liturgical Traditions: Some Cross-Sections in its History.  Placid Lecture Series no. 14. Bangalore: CIIS and Dharmaram Publications, 1992.
  • Vellian, J., ed. Syro Malabar Liturgy. 3 vols. Kottayam: St Joseph’s Press, n.d.

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