| Arab Orthodox Christians Under the Ottomans 1516-1831 Contributor(s): Noble, Samuel (Translator), Panchenko, Constantin Alexandrovich (Author), Pheiffer Noble, Brittany (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1942699077 ISBN-13: 9781942699071 Publisher: Holy Trinity Seminary Press OUR PRICE: $33.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - Orthodox - History | Middle East - Turkey & Ottoman Empire - Religion | Christianity - History |
| Dewey: 270 |
| Physical Information: 1.7" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" (2.45 lbs) 676 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Following the so called "Arab Spring" the world's attention has been drawn to the presence of significant minority religious groups within the predominantly Islamic Middle East. Of these minorities Christians are by far the largest, comprising over 10% of the population in Syria and as much as 40% in Lebanon.The largest single group of Christians are the Arabic-speaking Orthodox. The author draws on archaeological evidence and previously unpublished primary sources uncovered in Russian archives and Middle Eastern monastic libraries to present a vivid and compelling account of this vital but little-known spiritual and political culture, situating it within a complex network of relations reaching throughout the Mediterranean, the Caucasus and Eastern Europe. |