| Syriac Churches Encountering Islam Contributor(s): Winkler, Dietmar (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1611430011 ISBN-13: 9781611430011 Publisher: Gorgias Press OUR PRICE: $110.68 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Ecumenism & Interfaith |
| Dewey: 261.270 |
| LCCN: 2010034323 |
| Series: Pro Oriente Studies in the Syriac Tradition |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6" W x 9" (1.24 lbs) 266 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The present volume includes the papers of the first PRO ORIENTE Colloquium Syriacum, which took place in Salzburg, Austria and concentrated on the Syriac Churches' experiences with Islam. The papers in this volume survey the whole history of these two communities from the times of the Four Caliphs through the Umayyad, Abbasid, and Ottoman periods. Topics include the personal status of Christians under Islam, the ecclesiastical response to the rise of Islam, the Indian experience and the present situation. |