The Concise Encyclopedia of Orthodox Christianity

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UPC:
9781118759332
Maximum Purchase:
3 units
Binding:
Paperback
Publication Date:
2014-02-03
Author:
John Anthony McGuckin
Language:
english
Edition:
1
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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, andhagiography
  • Structured alphabetically and istopically cross-indexed, with entries ranging from 100 to 6,000 words