{"product_id":"kurisumala-marthe-mahieu-de-praetere-9780879076146","title":"Kurisumala: Francis Mahieu Acharya a Pioneer of Christian Monasticism in India Volume 214","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe monastic traditions of India stretch back to the Vedic epoch and even to pre-Aryan India. Some scholars insist that early Christian monasticism sprouted from these Indian roots. Ever since those distant times, the Indian soul has always kept a mystical depth which predisposed it to meet Christian mysticism. \u003ci\u003eKurisumala\u003c\/i\u003e tells of the foundation and growth of 'The Mountain of the Cross', a Christian \u003ci\u003eashram\u003c\/i\u003e in Kerala province, in a place of striking beauty. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrancis Mahieu (1912-2002), a middle-aged Trappist monk, arrived in India in 1955, intent, like his companions Jules Monchanin, Henri Le Saux, and Bede Griffiths, on living a Christian monastic life in the land where the monastic tradition had first taken root. More than a biography, \u003ci\u003eKurisumala\u003c\/i\u003e is an account of the evolution of a monastic life which is both authentically Christian and authentically Indian. Includes an eight-page photograph insert in color.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarte Mahieu-De Praetere, a niece of Francis Acharya, visited her uncle in India regularly. She has consulted all the available documents on Kurisumala in Europe and in India and has interviewed everyone ale to give her an account of the events she describes.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marthe Mahieu-De Praetere\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0879076143\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780879076146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liturgical Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.45h x 5.62w x 0.90d","brand":"Marthe Mahieu-De Praetere","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48453426053375,"sku":"9780879076146","price":79.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e1b29b8c-1b4a-4e6c-969b-ec22ac6e85f1.jpg?v=1777300156","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/kurisumala-marthe-mahieu-de-praetere-9780879076146","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}