Genealogy of the South Indian Deities

For the first time Genealogy of the South Indian Deities, the work of Bartholomaeus Ziegenbalg (1682-1719), the first Protestant missionary in India, is made accessible to an English readership. Originally published in 1713, the text reveals Ziegenbalg''s ethos in the emerging European Enlightenment and his willingness to learn from the South Indians. The text contains the original voices of knowl...