The Blackwell Companion To Eastern Christianity

Now available in paperback this Companion offers an unparalleled survey ofthe history theology doctrine worship art culture and politics that makeup the churche... » 

Now available in paperback this Companion offers an unparalleled survey ofthe history theology doctrine worship art culture and politics that makeup the churches of eastern Christianity. Covers both Byzantine traditions suchas the Greek Russian and Georgian churches and Oriental traditions such asthe Armenian Coptic and Syrian churchesBrings together an international team of experts to offer the first book of itskind on the subject of eastern ChristianityContributes to our understanding of recent political events in the Middle Eastand eastern Europe by providing much needed background informationMay be used alongside The Blackwell Dictionary of Eastern Christianity 1999for a complete student resource «