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Suzanne Marie Olsson is a self-published American author. She wrote Jesus in Kashmir, The Lost Tomb researching the
She lives in the United States.[8] Research[edit]In 2005 she published her book Jesus in Kashmir, which includes her historical research and theories along with personal experiences of living through times of conflict in India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. The book opens with her family's contribution from family bibles to the Demarest genealogy published by the Demarest Family Association in 1966, tracing the Des Marets–Baldwin lineage back to France and the Merovingians.[9][10]
She planned to seek DNA from the supposed tombs of Biblical figures, intending to establish connections as others had done with Egyptian mummies. She gave priority to sites including Roza Bal that she feared could be destroyed by Islamist movements, like some in Iraq.[13] Other sites that she suggested for DNA study are the Cave of Machpelah, the tomb of King David, the tomb of Joseph the Patriarch in Shechem,[14] Rachel's tomb, and the grave of Bibi Injeel (Urdu for "The Lady from the Bible") located on the Old Silk Road in Kashgar, China. Olsson became aware of a family in Kashmir claiming to be desposyni, the lineage of Jesus, and went to Kashmir to investigate. She claimed to have gained permission to obtain DNA from several sites while living in Kashmir, India and in Murree, Pakistan, but did not complete this research. She argued that the local tourism industry would reap benefits if DNA analysis backed the connections to Jesus,[15] and used her personal claims of ancestry to demand access to the graves under Islamic law.[16] Olsson did not receive any official permission from any authorities to engage in these activities. A local legend states that a grave at Pindi Point in Murree is that of Jesus' mother Mary, and some local historians claim that the town was named after her.[17] The leading Pakistani archaeologist Ahmad Hasan Dani supervised exploration of this shrine.[18] AFP reported that Olsson made excavations at Murree under Dani's supervision, and that she suggested testing DNA from there and from Roza Bal, along with carbon-dating, to establish a connection between the sites.[19] At the time when Olsson was in India, Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah of Kashmir owned the waqf (trust) that controlled the Roza Bal tomb in Srinagar.[20] Olsson claims he gave his approval for her DNA research there, which allegedly was to be led by several respected Kashmir University professors of history. However, local sensitivities were aroused after a caretaker at Roza Bal alleged that Olsson attempted to desecrate the tomb by exhuming its contents.[1] Olsson's book states that the trouble had begun with a dispute over money, after which the caretaker circulated false stories about the project.[21] The result was that shrine managers filed a police complaint accusing Olsson of “causing hurt to Muslim beliefs”,[22] and sought the cancellation of her visa,[23] compelling her to abandon the project. Publicity[edit]Olsson has appeared in several documentaries, stating her views on the tomb of Jesus and his unknown years in India. She appeared Bibliography[edit]
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Suzanne Marie Olsson (Born – ) is an American author and researcher on Kashmir[1]. In 2005, she self-published, Jesus in Kashmir, The Lost Tomb , documenting the historical sites connected with Jesus.[2] In 2008, she co-authored Roza Bal, the Tomb of Jesus with Kasmiri academic Fida Hassnain.[3] In 2009, she gave a speech at the Tenth International Kashmir Peace Conference.[1] In 2010, The Independent newspaper reported that "years earlier" Olsson had been "forced to leave Kashmir" after the managers of the Roza Bal shrine in Srinagar "filed a police complaint accusing her of "causing hurt to Muslim beliefs."[4] following her attempt to "extract DNA from the body buried at Rozabal".[3]
Life and Career[edit]In 2002, [5] Research[edit]According to Olsson, the Roza Bal shrine is the grave of Jesus. In 2002, she asked for the grave to be opened to enable DNA testing and carbon dating of the remains. Olsson intended to compare the results with remains from Murree, Pakistan, who Olsson believes to be the resting place of Mary, mother of Jesus. Olsson's request was opposed by the committee who tend to the Roza Bal shrine.Cite error: The Muslim locals and historians say two Muslim saints, Mir Sayyed Naseeruddin and Yuzu Asaf, a medieval Muslim preacher[6] are entombed there.[7] Christian historians also refute the claim. Jesus in Kashmir, The Lost Tomb[edit]Any mention in RS about this work goes here. In 2015, the novellist Ashwin Sanghi cites Olsson's The Lost Tomb as one of 50 books that he read as research for his novel The Rozabal Line.[8] Other Works[edit] |
- ^ a b "Tenth International Kashmir Peace Conference is being held on 23rd,24th". 20 July 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ Olsson, Suzanne (2005). Jesus in Kashmir : the lost tomb (Rev. ed. ed.). Olsson.books. ISBN 1419611755. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
{{cite book}}:|edition=has extra text (help) - ^ a b c Arshad, Sameer (8 May 2010). "Tomb Raider: Jesus buried in Srinagar? - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ "Kashmir shrine bars tourists over Jesus burial row". The Independent. 3 April 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ .
The DNA", says Olsson, "will be matched with the remains exhumed from Murree in Pakistan where lies Mother Mary." Olsson claims she has permission from the Pakistan Government to exhume remains she believes to be Mary's. The theory that Jesus Christ survived crucifixion and spent his last years in Kashmir is not new. Russian scholar Nicolai Notovich had written about as far back as 1887. Olsson's move has met with stiff resistance as the locals believe that Rosabel is the resting place of two Muslim saints, Sayyed Naseeruddin and Yuzu Asaf. While Olsson contends that Jesus Christ was called Yuzu Asaf in Kashmir, Mohammad Amin, member of the committee that administers Rosabel graveyard, vehemently disagrees. "This is the last resting place of two of our saints. No Muslim in the world will agree to the grave being dug up.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help); Missing or empty|url=(help); line feed character in|quote=at position 222 (help) - ^ Miller, Sam. "Tourists flock to 'Jesus's tomb' in Kashmir". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC News. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ "Church historians reject American's Claim on Christ's Kashmir Link". ucanews.com. 19 March 2002. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ "5 questions with Ashwin Sanghi". VOGUE India. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ Hassnain, Fida M.; Olsson, Suzanne (2008). Roza Bal: The Tomb of Jesus. BOOKSURGE PUB. ISBN 9781419697586. Retrieved 11 April 2017.