Title Christianity in fifteenth-century Iraq / Thomas A. Carlson

Published New York : Cambridge University Press, 2018

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Description 1 online resource Series Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization Cambridge studies in Islamic civilization. Contents Coming into focus: the world of fifteenth century Iraq and Al-Jazira -- Muslim lords and their Christian flocks -- Living with suspicious neighbors in a violent world -- Interlude: concepts of communities -- Bridges and barriers of doctrine -- Practical theology in a dangerous time -- Rituals: the texture of belonging -- Desperate measures: the changing ecclesiastical hierarchy -- The power of the past: communal history for present needs Summary Reveals a religiously diverse pre-industrial society in the Middle East, broadening studies of global Christianity and challenging Islamic history's exceptionalism Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Church of the East -- History SUBJECT Church of the East fast Subject Christianity -- Iraq Islam -- Iraq RELIGION -- Christianity -- History. Christianity Islam Christentum SUBJECT Iraq -- History -- 634-1534. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85067943 Subject Iraq Irak Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781316953051 131695305X 9781316888919 1316888916

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