Eastern Christianity / edited by Michael Angold.
Brings together in the Orthodox Churches--the ecumenical patriarchate of Constantinople and the Russian, Armenian, Ethiopian, Egyptian and Syrian Churches. Follows their fortunes from the late Middle Ages until modern times, exactly the period when their history has been most neglected. Emphasizes d...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2006.
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| Series: | Cambridge history of Christianity ;
v. 5. |
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| Summary: | Brings together in the Orthodox Churches--the ecumenical patriarchate of Constantinople and the Russian, Armenian, Ethiopian, Egyptian and Syrian Churches. Follows their fortunes from the late Middle Ages until modern times, exactly the period when their history has been most neglected. Emphasizes differences in teachings and experience, but also brings out common threads, most notably the resilience displayed in the face of alien and often hostile political regimes. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xx, 722 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 600-678) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781139054089 1139054082 9780511467554 0511467559 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CHOL9780521811132 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |