The Arab christian: a history in the Middle East
This traces the long history of Arab Christianity from before Islam, through the early centuries of Muslim and European influences and the Ottoman Empire, to modern Arabs. It assesses the present situation in Egypt, the Lebanon and Israel, and the future of Christianity in the Middle East. It also i...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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London
Mowbray
1992
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| In: | Year: 1992 |
| Reviews: | The Arab Christian: A History in the Middle East. Kenneth Cragg (1993) (Waugh, Earle H.)
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| Edition: | 1. publ. |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Arab countries
/ Christianity
B Arab countries / Church history studies B Near East / Church history studies B Arabs / Christianity |
| Further subjects: | B
Arabische Länder
Arabs
Christianity
Christen
Orientchristen
History of religion
B Middle East B Orient B Arab countries B Christianity Religious communities History B Arabs B Christian B Religion B Christianity B History |
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| Summary: | This traces the long history of Arab Christianity from before Islam, through the early centuries of Muslim and European influences and the Ottoman Empire, to modern Arabs. It assesses the present situation in Egypt, the Lebanon and Israel, and the future of Christianity in the Middle East. It also includes a discussion of the soul as presented in Middle East poetry, art and liturgy. |
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| ISBN: | 0264672577 |