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65. Each and Every Day
… first came to Kerala by way of a widely known Malayalam Christian song, Samayamām Radhatil (“In the Chariot of … pointed out to me on at least three occasions by Kerala Christians interested in the Jewish songs. Immediately … Malayalam film Ara Nāḻika Neram (1970) popularized the Christian song throughout Kerala. To see the scene in which …
61. Lord from the Beginning
… initial song in women’s circle dances by Kerala Hindus and Christians (Puthuserry 2001). The Parur version in …
58. Ahashverosh Song
… about these dramas and how they used to be performed by the Christian troupes visiting in Jewtown. …
57. In the India Kingdom
… and his daughter are also characteristic of the Kerala Christian folk drama, as is the casual style of colloquial …
34. Golden Palanquin
… Kerala listeners of similar performances of Muslim and Christian folksongs. As there are no Jewish markers in the …
32. Prosper, Prosper (Our Bridegroom, Our Bride)
… a similar occasion during the cycle of traditional Syrian Christian weddings in Kerala, in which relatives of the … side. Ananta Krishna Ayyar (1926, 84) also describes the Christian custom, noting that on this occasion, small … to hunting as a symbol of royal prosperity in Kerala Christian folklore (1988a, 70). Further parallels are found …
31. The Bridegroom Dressed in Gold
… entering the marriage chamber, has echoes of the Syrian Christian ritual called “Close and Open [the Door]!” in … phrases and themes shared between Jewish and Knanaya Christian songs are pointed out elsewhere in this book … for word, to a Knanaya song with the same title, though the Christian version does not include the “Nalla!” chorus that …
28. The Gold-Clad Bride
… with a unique design for Jews, different from Hindu, Christian, or Muslim designs. In addition to a silver ring …
17. Blessing Song
… phrases with a blessing song in the repertoire of Knanaya Christians, who traditionally claim to be descended from … as evidence of a shared history, and Swiderski mentions the Christian song’s similarity to passages from “a long …
6. Parur Synagogue Song
… and immigrants, including Jews as well as Muslims and Christians (Gundert 1995, 810). Today it refers to the …