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Suzanne Marie Olsson is a self-published American author. She wrote ''Jesus in Kashmir, The Lost Tomb'' researching the Ahmadiyya Muslim claim that the Roza Bal in Srinagar, Kashmir contains the remains of Jesus.〔〔Bindra, Prerna Singh "(Heaven on earth )". ''India Today'', 1 April 2002. Retrieved July 26, 2014.〕 As of 2002 she was claiming, in support of her research at Roza Bal, to be a 59th generation descendant of Jesus,〔 but has since renounced that belief. Olsson served ten years working in humanitarian aid with the American and International Red Cross in Ethiopia, New Zealand, Fiji, South Korea, Thailand, Nepal, India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. She now lives in the United States.〔(Suzanne Olsson ), author's website〕 ==Research== 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 Merovingian Grail Kings.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Borough History )〕 In 1996, pseudohistorian〔(The man who would be king ), ''Guardian'', 24 March 1999〕 Laurence Gardner published his bloodline-desposyni theories in ''Bloodline of the Holy Grail''. Olsson noticed that her family was mentioned in Gardner's Grail King charts, and she contacted him. Gardner mentioned her work and theories in his book, ''Genesis of the The Grail Kings'',〔''(Genesis of the The Grail Kings )''〕 but differed from her in his conclusions. 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. 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, 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 states that she 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, and used her personal claims of ancestry to demand access to the graves under Islamic law. A local legend stats 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. The leading Pakistani archaeologist Ahmad Hasan Dani supervised exploration of this shrine. 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.〔AFP, "(Researcher hopes to find Christ's remains )". New Straits Times, 11 March 2002. Retrieved July 26, 2014.〕 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. Olsson says he gave his approval for her DNA research there, which 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. Olsson's book states that the trouble had begun with a dispute over money, after which the caretaker circulated false stories about the project.〔Olsson, ''Jesus in Kashmir, The Lost Tomb'', p. 337–8.〕 The result was that shrine managers filed a police complaint accusing Olsson of “causing hurt to Muslim beliefs”, and sought the cancellation of her visa, compelling her to abandon the project. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Suzanne Olsson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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