Religion in the Middle East
Religion in the Middle East
It is generally accepted that the Middle East witnessed the ancient rise of monotheism and its dissemination. The three faiths predominantly concerned - Judaism, Christianity, and Islam - have retained their separateness and have been in different degrees torn asunder by schisms; but less well known has been the degree of co-operation between the three faiths and their multifarious sects, throughout history. First published in 1969, Religion in the Middle East aims to give a factual account of these three religions and their sects, in concord and conflict, from an historical perspective. The focus was on the significance of Islam, considered to be the dominant religion of the Middle East since the seventh century. Experts from many parts of the world contributed individual chapters, and the whole work was co-ordinated by a team of leading scholars, making it an erudite study that will be of interest to anyone interested in the historical impact of Islam in the Middle East.
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January 2010Paperback
9780521125246
624 pages
229 × 152 × 32 mm
0.82kg
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Table of Contents
- List of plates
- List of maps
- Forward A. J. Arberry
- Part I. Judaism:
- 1. Judaism today Jakob J. Petuchowski
- 2. Judaism in Israel Norman Bentwich
- 3. The Oriental Jewish communities H. Z. Hirschberg
- 4. The Jews of Yemen S. D. Goitein
- Part II. Christianity:
- 5. Christianity in the Middle East: survey down to AD 1800 W. H. C. Frend
- 6. The Orthodox Church C. H. Malik
- 7. The Roman Catholic Church and churches in communion in Rome G. C. Anawati
- 8. The Coptic Church in Egypt Otto F. A. Meinardus
- 9. The Ethiopian Orthodox Church and the Syrian Orthodox Church Paul Verghese
- 10. The Armenian Church K. V. Sarkissian
- 11. The Assyrians Edward Every
- 12. The Lutheran and reformed churches Jean-Michel Hornus
- 13. The Anglican Church Kenneth Cragg.
