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, and hagiography
- Structured alphabetically and is topically cross-indexed, with entries ranging from 100 to 6,000 words
Produkteigenschaften
- Artikelnummer: 9781118759332
- Medium: Buch
- ISBN: 978-1-118-75933-2
- Verlag: Wiley
- Erscheinungstermin: 03.02.2014
- Sprache(n): Englisch
- Auflage: 1. Auflage 2014
- Produktform: Kartoniert
- Gewicht: 1006 g
- Seiten: 592
- Format (B x H x T): 189 x 246 x 30 mm
- Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt
Themen
- Geisteswissenschaften
- Christentum, Christliche Theologie
- Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Denominationen
- Östliche & Orientalische Orthodoxe Kirchen
- Interdisziplinäres
- Wissenschaften
- Wissenschaften: Allgemeines
- Enzyklopädien, Nachschlagewerke, Wörterbücher