Becoming a Martyr in Early Modern South India: The Memory of Tēvacakāyam between Jesuit Mission and Tamil Popular Culture.

Project description

Connecting the Tamil Catholics' history and culture to the global history of Catholic missions

The study of Catholicism's presence in India has so far focussed on narratives from the Catholic missionaries’ point of view. The aspect of the native groups remains obscure. The EU-funded TamCatHoly project is exploring ideas and practices of Catholic martyrdom and self-sanctification in early modern South India, in the context of the mission established by the Jesuits in Madurai in 1606. The innovation of TamCatHoly lies in the adoption of a new perspective that pinpoints how Tamil converts reshaped ideas and practices of martyrdom, sanctity and the miraculous to accommodate their new faith within local social and cultural orders.

Fields of science

• humanities › history and archaeology › history › modern history
• humanities › philosophy, ethics and religion › religions › christianity
• humanities › other humanities › library sciences › knowledge organization

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Main Programme
• H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility

Topic(s)

• MSCA-IF-2018 - Individual Fellowships

Call for proposal

H2020-MSCA-IF-2018

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Funding Scheme

MSCA-IF-EF-ST - Standard EF

Coordinator

CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS

Net EU contribution

€ 196 707,84

Address

Rue Michel Ange 3
75794 Paris
France

Region

Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Paris

Activity type

Research Organisations

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Non-EU contribution

€ 0,00