Encyclopedia of Eastern Orthodox Christianity

£310.95

Encyclopedia of Eastern Orthodox Christianity

Reference works Religion and beliefs Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches

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Language: English

Published by: Wiley-Blackwell

Published on: 15th December 2010

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 17 Mb

ISBN: 9781444392548


With a combination of essay-length and short entries written by a team of leading religious experts, the two-volume Encyclopedia of Eastern Orthodoxy offers the most comprehensive guide to the cultural and intellectual world of Eastern Orthodox Christianity available in English today.

An outstanding reference work providing the first English language multi-volume account of the key historical, liturgical, doctrinal features of Eastern Orthodoxy, including the Non-Chalcedonian churches

Explores of 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 but accessible articles by a range of top 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, hagiography, all alongside a large and generously detailed prosopography

Structured alphabetically and topically cross-indexed, with entries ranging from 100 to 6,000 words

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