This post is about the history of Christianity under the Portuguese in India - don't know if this is the appropriate thread.
Was searching for a paper mentioned on some site that I had noted down. It led me to Goan forums. Some self-critical Christians posted about useful books on Christo destruction of Hindu temples and the building of churches there. Among them:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->There is a book written by Rui Gomes Pereira titled 'Hindu temples and Deities' which was originally written in Portuguese and later on translated into English by Antonio Victor Couto. The first edition was published in 1978. The efforts of the author really needs to be lauded for the wonderful collection of information that he has managed to pack into this book right from the establishment of villages , the Kulls, the mazanias, and the Communidade. In short how the systematic growth of settlements and villages and along with them their gods and goddesses which were not a few in number. He gives the names of all the gods and goddesses and the many temples alongwith their locations and one realizes unmistakably that many of them today are the sites of churches and chapels.Same spots.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->Another person suggested 'Window on Goa' by Maurice Hall
Meanwhile, more believing Christians advised that forum members better stop writing about such things (because it might give cause to us hindoos to get upset or something).
Was searching for a paper mentioned on some site that I had noted down. It led me to Goan forums. Some self-critical Christians posted about useful books on Christo destruction of Hindu temples and the building of churches there. Among them:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->There is a book written by Rui Gomes Pereira titled 'Hindu temples and Deities' which was originally written in Portuguese and later on translated into English by Antonio Victor Couto. The first edition was published in 1978. The efforts of the author really needs to be lauded for the wonderful collection of information that he has managed to pack into this book right from the establishment of villages , the Kulls, the mazanias, and the Communidade. In short how the systematic growth of settlements and villages and along with them their gods and goddesses which were not a few in number. He gives the names of all the gods and goddesses and the many temples alongwith their locations and one realizes unmistakably that many of them today are the sites of churches and chapels.Same spots.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->Another person suggested 'Window on Goa' by Maurice Hall
Meanwhile, more believing Christians advised that forum members better stop writing about such things (because it might give cause to us hindoos to get upset or something).