The Blackwell Companion to Eastern Christianity - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1444333615 ISBN 13 : 9781444333619

Editeur : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010

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A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

"Consistently highly readable and engrossing. This is an excellentoverview of Eastern Christianity." ( Expository Times)

"A masterful description of the major living traditions ofEastern Christianity. Its 24 chapters, each written by anaccomplished scholar in the field, address the dominant ethnic andcultural 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 inquestion, along with a representative bibliography ... Highlyrecommended." (CHOICE)

"Christian emigration, not least from the Middle East, meansthat there are growing communities of Eastern Christians in theWest ... Eastern Christians are now companions to Western; and thelatter will learn much about the former from this BlackwellCompanion." (Church Times)

"A distinctive addition to the companion series and to itschosen sphere of knowledge." (Reference Reviews)

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

Quatrième de couverture :

Recent political events in the Middle East and Eastern Europe havebrought eastern Christianity to global attention. The BlackwellCompanion to Eastern Christianity provides an unparalleledaccount of the history and development of these vital Christiantraditions, at the same time placing contemporary events in theirfull context. The companion provides authoritative and livelyessays on the main Eastern Orthodox traditions, such as the Greek,Russian, and Georgian churches, as well as the Oriental Orthodoxtraditions, including the Armenian, Coptic, and Syrianchurches.

The in–depth articles of the companion, which are written by aninternational team of experts, offer a comprehensive survey of thehistory, theology, doctrine, worship, art, culture, and politicsthat make up the churches of Eastern Christianity. The companioncan also be used alongside the respected The BlackwellDictionary of Eastern Christianity (1999), providing detaileddiscussions and assessments to complement the Dictionary sshorter entries.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Wiley-Blackwell
• Date d'édition: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1444333615
• ISBN 13: 9781444333619
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 526