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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459384003321

Titolo

Eastern Christianity in the modern Middle East / / edited by Anthony O'Mahony and Emma Loosley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-135-19370-3

1-135-19371-1

1-282-50365-0

9786612503658

0-203-86463-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (199 p.)

Collana

Culture and civilization in the Middle East ; ; 20

Altri autori (Persone)

LoosleyEmma

O'MahonyAnthony

Disciplina

275.6

Soggetti

Christianity - Middle East

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Notes on contributors; 1 Peter, Paul and James of Jerusalem: The doctrinal and political evolution of the Eastern and Oriental Churches; 2 The Syrian Orthodox Church in the modern Middle East; 3 The Maronites in Lebanon: An historical and political perspective; 4 'The Church across the border': The Church of the East and its Chaldaean branch; 5 The Coptic Orthodox Church in modern Egypt; 6 The Armenian Church in the contemporary Middle East; 7 Eastern Orthodox Christianity in the Middle East

8 Between Rome and Antioch: The Syrian Catholic Church in the modern Middle EastNotes; Combined bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Middle East is the birthplace of Christianity and the home to a number of Eastern Churches with millions of followers. This book provides a comprehensive survey of the various denominations in the modern Middle East and will be of interest to a wide variety of scholars and students studying theology, history and politics.