The Concise Encyclopedia of Orthodox Christianity

The Concise Encyclopedia of Orthodox Christianity
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 598
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ISBN-10 : 9781118759332
ISBN-13 : 1118759338
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Download or read book The Concise Encyclopedia of Orthodox Christianity written by John Anthony McGuckin and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-02-03 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the acclaimed two-volume Encyclopedia of Eastern Orthodox Christianity (Wiley Blackwell, 2011), and now available for students, faculty, and clergy in a concise single-volume format An outstanding reference work providing an accessible English language account of the key historical, liturgical, doctrinal features of Eastern Orthodoxy, including the Non-Chalcedonian churches Explores the major traditions of Eastern Orthodoxy in detail, including the Armenian, Byzantine, Coptic, Ethiopic, Slavic, Romanian, Syriac churches Uniquely comprehensive, it is edited by one of the leading scholars in the field and provides authoritative articles by a team of leading international academics and Orthodox figures Spans the period from Late Antiquity to the present, encompassing subjects including history, theology, liturgy, monasticism, sacramentology, canon law, philosophy, folk culture, architecture, archaeology, martyrology, and hagiography Structured alphabetically and is topically cross-indexed, with entries ranging from 100 to 6,000 words


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