The Blackwell Companion to Eastern Christianity
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The Blackwell Companion to Eastern Christianity

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The Blackwell Companion to Eastern Christianity

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THE BLACKWELL COMPANION TO EASTERN CHRISTIANITY

"Consistently highly readable and engrossing. This is an excellent overview of Eastern Christianity."
Expository Times

"A masterful description of the major living traditions of Eastern Christianity. Its 24 chapters, each written by an accomplished scholar in the field, address the dominant ethnic and cultural categories of Eastern Christianity (Arab, Byzantine, etc.) along with their most characteristic features (liturgy, iconography, and hagiography). Each offers a concise, well-organized, and highly readable overview of the tradition in question, along with a representative bibliography … Highly recommended."
CHOICE

"Christian emigration, not least from the Middle East, means that there are growing communities of Eastern Christians in the West … Eastern Christians are now companions to Western; and the latter will learn much about the former from this Blackwell companion."
Church Times

"A distinctive addition to the companion series and to its chosen sphere of knowledge."
Reference Reviews

"A worthwhile collection, and one that should prove useful."
Ecclesiastical History

Recent political events in the Middle East and Eastern Europe have brought Eastern Christianity to global attention. The Blackwell Companion to Eastern Christianity provides an unparalleled account of the history and development of these vital Christian traditions, at the same time placing contemporary events in their full context. The companion provides authoritative and lively essays on the main Eastern Orthodox traditions, such as the Greek, Russian, and Georgian churches, as well as the Oriental Orthodox traditions, including the Armenian, Coptic, and Syrian churches. The in-depth articles, which are written by an international team of experts, offer a comprehensive survey of the history, theology, doctrine, worship, art, culture, and politics that make up the churches of Eastern Christianity. The companion can also be used alongside the respected Blackwell Dictionary of Eastern Christianity (1999), providing detailed discussions and assessments to complement the dictionary's shorter entries.

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Information

Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Year
2008
Print ISBN
9780631234234
eBook ISBN
9780470766392
Edition
1
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Asian Religions

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. List of Illustrations
  3. Notes on Contributors
  4. Preface
  5. 1 Arab Christianity
  6. 2 Armenian Christianity
  7. 3 Bulgarian Christianity
  8. 4 Byzantine Christianity
  9. 5 Coptic Christianity
  10. 6 Ethiopian Christianity
  11. 7 Georgian Christianity
  12. 8 Greek Christianity after 1453
  13. 9 Romanian Christianity
  14. 10 Russian Christianity
  15. 11 Serbian Christianity
  16. 12 Syriac Christianity
  17. 13 Eastern Christianity in the United States
  18. 14 Eastern Christianity in China
  19. 15 Eastern Catholic Christianity
  20. 16 Eastern Christian Liturgical Traditions: Eastern Orthodox
  21. 17 Eastern Christian Liturgical Traditions: Oriental Orthodox
  22. 18 Eastern Christian Iconographic and Architectural Traditions: Eastern Orthodox
  23. 19 Eastern Christian Iconographic and Architectural Traditions: Oriental Orthodox
  24. 20 Eastern Christian Hagiographical Traditions: Eastern Orthodox
  25. 21 Eastern Christian Hagiographical Traditions: Oriental Orthodox:Syriac Hagiography
  26. 22 Eastern Christian Hagiographical Traditions: Oriental Orthodox:Coptic Hagiography
  27. 23 Eastern Christian Hagiographical Traditions: Oriental Orthodox:Armenian Hagiography
  28. 24 Sociology and Eastern Orthodoxy
  29. Index