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Jones, Eli Stanley
(1884–1973).
Christian missionary. Born in Maryland, USA, he was ordained Methodist minister and sent to work at the Lal Bagh English-speaking church in Lucknow. He adopted a travelling ministry, based on Sitapur, where he wrote the widely selling
Christ of the Indian Road
(1925). His commitment to Christianity ceasing to be an imported ‘European’ religion, and becoming Indian, issued especially in the Sal Tat ashram (
rama
). This was originally an annual event, but it and other ashrams became permanent. In 1964, he was awarded the Gandhi Peace Prize.
Christian missionary. Born in Maryland, USA, he was ordained Methodist minister and sent to work at the Lal Bagh English-speaking church in Lucknow. He adopted a travelling ministry, based on Sitapur, where he wrote the widely selling
Christ of the Indian Road
(1925). His commitment to Christianity ceasing to be an imported ‘European’ religion, and becoming Indian, issued especially in the Sal Tat ashram (
rama). This was originally an annual event, but it and other ashrams became permanent. In 1964, he was awarded the Gandhi Peace Prize.
Jones, Sir William
(1746–94).
British jurist and orientalist, who began his broad linguistic studies at Oxford, where, in addition to European languages, he learnt Arabic, Persian, Chinese, and Hebrew. In 1774 he was called to the Bar, and nine years later was appointed judge at the Calcutta Supreme Court. He was Founder President of the Bengal Asiatic Society, which he headed until his death. Sir William Jones was one of the earliest European scholars to learn Skt., and his work was of major importance in enabling non-Indian academics to become aware of and appreciate the richness of the ancient Hindu contributions to Indo-European literature and philology.
British jurist and orientalist, who began his broad linguistic studies at Oxford, where, in addition to European languages, he learnt Arabic, Persian, Chinese, and Hebrew. In 1774 he was called to the Bar, and nine years later was appointed judge at the Calcutta Supreme Court. He was Founder President of the Bengal Asiatic Society, which he headed until his death. Sir William Jones was one of the earliest European scholars to learn Skt., and his work was of major importance in enabling non-Indian academics to become aware of and appreciate the richness of the ancient Hindu contributions to Indo-European literature and philology.
Jones Church
(Christian sect)
:
(Christian sect)
:
Jon Frum
(John Broom?)
.
(John Broom?)
.
A
cargo cult
in Vanuatu (formerly New Hebrides) which arose on Tanna Island in the late 1930s and has spread more widely and appeared intermittently ever since. A mysterious figure, Jon Frum (variously understood as an ancestor, the local mountain god, Karaperamun, or the ‘King of America’, after contact with affluent American troops in Second World War), was believed to be coming with a cataclysm that would sweep away the whites, unite Tanna and other islands, and introduce a world of plenty without need for farming or keeping pigs.
cargo cult
in Vanuatu (formerly New Hebrides) which arose on Tanna Island in the late 1930s and has spread more widely and appeared intermittently ever since. A mysterious figure, Jon Frum (variously understood as an ancestor, the local mountain god, Karaperamun, or the ‘King of America’, after contact with affluent American troops in Second World War), was believed to be coming with a cataclysm that would sweep away the whites, unite Tanna and other islands, and introduce a world of plenty without need for farming or keeping pigs.
Jordanites
or White Robed Army
or White Robed Army
A religious group located along the coast of Guyana. It traces its beginnings to Joseph MacLaren, an
Anglican
Grenadian, who from 1895 preached ‘pure
Protestantism
’ from the Bible in Guyana. This led to the establishment of the West Evangelist Millennial Pilgrim Church, but the main founder was E. N. Jordan (d. 1928), who was ‘called’ to join in 1917 through visions. Their beliefs combine Hindu (reincarnation), Jewish, Christian, African and occult elements.
Anglican
Grenadian, who from 1895 preached ‘pure
Protestantism
’ from the Bible in Guyana. This led to the establishment of the West Evangelist Millennial Pilgrim Church, but the main founder was E. N. Jordan (d. 1928), who was ‘called’ to join in 1917 through visions. Their beliefs combine Hindu (reincarnation), Jewish, Christian, African and occult elements.
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