Cross veneration in the medieval Islamic world: Christian identity and practice under Muslim rule

"One of the most common religious practices among medieval Eastern Christian communities was their devotion to venerating crosses and crucifixes. Yet many of these communities existed in predominantly Islamic contexts, where the practice was subject to much criticism and often resulted in accus...

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Main Author: Tieszen, Charles L. 1978- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: London New York I. B. Tauris 2017
In: The early and medieval islamic world (1)
Year: 2017
Series/Journal:The early and medieval islamic world 1
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Islam / Christianity / Cross / Religiosity / History 800-1500
Further subjects:B Christianity and other religions Islam
B Crosses Cult (Middle East) History To 1500
B Islam Relations Christianity
B Crosses
B Christian art and symbolism (Middle East)
B Christianity (Middle East)
B Islam (Middle East)
B Image (Theology)
B Identity (Psychology) Religious aspects Christianity
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