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Concise Encyc of Orthodox Chri
Contributor(s): McGuckin, John Anthony (Author)
ISBN: 1118759338     ISBN-13: 9781118759332
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $51.30  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: February 2014
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BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christianity - Orthodox
- Religion | Christian Theology - Ethics
Dewey: 281.503
LCCN: 2013038759
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 7.4" W x 9.6" (2.2 lbs) 592 pages
 
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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