TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

PREFACE

CHAPTER - I

HISTORICAL IDENTITY

1.1

Introduction

1.2

Ancient Recorded History

1.3

Tradition

1.3.1

Ancient Songs

1.3.2

Oral Tradition

1.4

Modern European Writers

1.4.1

Mar Abuna

1.4.2

Fr. Francis Dionisio

1.4.3.

Fr. Antonio de Gouvea

1.5

Native Writings

1.5.1

Vettikkuttel Mathai Kathanar

1.5.2

Varthamanapusthakam

1.6

Analysis of the History and Tradition

1.6.1

The Place of Immigration

1.6.2

The Surname of the lay Leader

1.6.3

The Attendees of immigration

1.6.4

The Time of immigration

1.6.5

Various Names of the Group

1.6.6

The goal of Immigration

1.7

Conclusion

CHAPTER - 2

SOCIO-CULTURAL IDENTITY

2.1

Introduction

2.2

Life style

2.2.1

Place of settlement

2.2.2

Language

2.2.3

Pattern of Work

2.2.4

Style of Dressing

2.2.5

Food habits

2.2.6

Religious Beliefs

2.2.7

Social Status

2.3

Cultural anthropology 

2.3.1

Non-Marital Customs

2.3.2

Marital Customs

2.4

Social Anthropology

2.4.1

Socio-historical Origin

2.4.2

Is Knanaya Community a Caste?

2.4.3

Is Knanaya Community a race?

2.4.4

Ethnic Community

2.5

Conclusion

CHAPTER - 3

THE ECCLESIASTICAL IDENTITY OF THE KNANAYA COMMUNITY

3.1

Introduction

3.2

A Knanite

3.3

Knanaya Community 

3.4

Catholic Church

3.5

Knanaya Catholic Church

CONCLUSION

APPENDIX

BIBLIOGRAPHY