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

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (199 p.)
• Disciplina: 275.6
• Soggetto topico: Christianity - Middle East
• Altri autori: LoosleyEmma O'MahonyAnthony
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Eastern Christianity in the modern Middle East
• ISBN: 1-135-19370-3; 1-135-19371-1; 1-282-50365-0; 9786612503658; 0-203-86463-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910792383803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Culture and civilisation in the Middle East ; ; 20.