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The Church of the East : a concise history

Wilhelm Baum and Dietmar W. Winkler

RoutledgeCurzon, c2003

Other Title

Die Apostolische Kirche des Ostens

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Note

Originally published: Klagenfurt : Verlag Kitab, 2000

Bibliography: p. 178-194

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The Church of the East is currently the only complete history in English of the East Syriac Church of the East. It covers the periods of the Sassanians, Arabs, Mongols, Ottomans, the 20th century, and informs about the Syriac, Iranian and Chinese literature of this unique and almost forgotten part of Christendom.

Table of Contents

The 'Apostolic Church of the East': A Brief Introduction to the Writing of Church History and to Terminology 1. The Age of the Sassanians (Until 651) 2. The Age of the Arabs (650-1258) 3. The Age of the Mongols (13th and 14th Centuries) 4. The Age of the Ottomans (15th to 19th Centuries) 5. The Twentieth Century 6. Language and Literature of the Church of the East

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Details

  • NCID
    BA66485786
  • ISBN
    • 0415297702
  • LCCN
    2002036712
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Original Language Code
    ger
  • Place of Publication
    London ; New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    xii, 204 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
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