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Christianity in fifteenth-century Iraq / Thomas A. Carlson.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Cambridge studies in Islamic civilizationPublisher: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Description: xviii, 299 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781107186279
  • 1107186277
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: ebook version :: No titleDDC classification:
  • 275.67/05 23
LOC classification:
  • BX154.I72 C375 2018
Contents:
Coming into focus: the world of fifteenth century Iraq and Al-Jazira -- Muslim lords and their Christian flocks -- Living with suspicious neighbors in a violent world -- Interlude: concepts of communities -- Bridges and barriers of doctrine -- Practical theology in a dangerous time -- Rituals: the texture of belonging -- Desperate measures: the changing ecclesiastical hierarchy -- The power of the past: communal history for present needs.
Summary: Christians in fifteenth-century Iraq and al-Jazira were socially and culturally home in the Middle East, practicing their distinctive religion despite political instability. This insightful book challenges the normative Eurocentrism of scholarship on Christianity and the Islamic exceptionalism of much Middle Eastern history to reveal the often unexpected ways in which inter-religious interactions were peaceful or violent in this region. The multi-faceted communal self-concept of the 'Church of the East' (so-called 'Nestorians') reveals cultural integration, with certain distinctive features. The process of patriarchal succession clearly borrowed ideas from surrounding Christian and Muslim groups, while public rituals and communal history reveal specifically Christian responses to concerns shared with Muslim neighbors. Drawing on sources from various languages, including Arabic, Armenian, Persian, and Syriac, this book opens new possibilities for understanding the rich, diverse, and fascinating society and culture that existed in Iraq during this time.
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Book: Standard Hewitson Library, Presbyterian Research Centre England Collection BX154.I73 C37 2018 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 20-442

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Coming into focus: the world of fifteenth century Iraq and Al-Jazira -- Muslim lords and their Christian flocks -- Living with suspicious neighbors in a violent world -- Interlude: concepts of communities -- Bridges and barriers of doctrine -- Practical theology in a dangerous time -- Rituals: the texture of belonging -- Desperate measures: the changing ecclesiastical hierarchy -- The power of the past: communal history for present needs.

Christians in fifteenth-century Iraq and al-Jazira were socially and culturally home in the Middle East, practicing their distinctive religion despite political instability. This insightful book challenges the normative Eurocentrism of scholarship on Christianity and the Islamic exceptionalism of much Middle Eastern history to reveal the often unexpected ways in which inter-religious interactions were peaceful or violent in this region. The multi-faceted communal self-concept of the 'Church of the East' (so-called 'Nestorians') reveals cultural integration, with certain distinctive features. The process of patriarchal succession clearly borrowed ideas from surrounding Christian and Muslim groups, while public rituals and communal history reveal specifically Christian responses to concerns shared with Muslim neighbors. Drawing on sources from various languages, including Arabic, Armenian, Persian, and Syriac, this book opens new possibilities for understanding the rich, diverse, and fascinating society and culture that existed in Iraq during this time.

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