Jesus in Kashmir The lost tomb by Suzanne Olsson is an eclectic mix of science fiction , hypothetical racial claims and a good number of fantastic speculations and possibilities. The entire work is focused at justifying the legitimate claim of Jesus on the throne of Kashmir and his having been buried in a tomb named ‘Roza Bal’ in Kashmir.What seems to have instigated the author in writing the book is the so called deliberate proclamation of the site as an Islamic one and the misuse of the money donated to the shrine by Islamic fundamentalists.
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Hi Geetika,
I did read your review on "Suzanne Olsson’s Jesus in Kashmir: The lost tomb", a fast read to get an idea of the critical arguments you raised to point where she was going wrong in her comparisons or interpreting the similarities she was bringing between two with different cultures. I agree with some your arguments that you making, but at the same some of the arguments limits your scope of critical inputs because the kind of methodology(gies) used by the author which she mentions in her reply to your review. I am not so well read on various issues, but I know that in recent phenomenon of research worldwide there are some interdisciplinary theories such as gene theory is largely are being borrowed or used in almost all the fields, which sometimes make a sense to support the 'point' the authors want to make. But over here what I sense from understanding the arguments i read, the author has certainly failed to substantiate her arguments to prove connection between 'jews & indians' inspite of her 'Gene' connection and other historical evidences, she has failed in providing the linkages through the references or the so called 'notes'. I also sense that somewhere your review has not tried to look at the claims of gene theory which is a current trend among the abroad scholars of anthropologists, cultural, archaeological and many other scholars. But it is good attempt. Hope to read more of your work
thanx malini..its quite a comment..i agree with u that this whole gene theory is becoming a hot methodological tool in the hands of scholars from our field but then there are too many loop holes in the way she has tried to incorporate it in her book
you see i am all for connections..ultimately we all must have sprung from one body but such a claim needs serious research..there are people who have worked seriously on the issue and whether one agrees with them or not one cannot totally negate them...
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