The Encyclopedia of Eastern Orthodox Christianity (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Mcguckin, John Anthony

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 872
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. November 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781444392548
• Artikelnr.: 38407837

Autorenporträt

John Anthony McGuckin is Nielsen Professor of Early Church History at Union Theological Seminary, and Professor of Byzantine Christian Studies at Columbia University in New York. An Archpriest of the Romanian Orthodox Church (Archdiocese of the Americas), Professor McGuckin is the author of twenty five books on religious and historical themes, including The Orthodox Church (2008) and TheEncyclopedia of Eastern Orthodox Christianity (2-volume set, 2011), both published by Wiley Blackwell. Professor McGuckin is assisted by two Associate Editors: Dr. Julia Konstantinovsky and Dr. Justin Lasser.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Entries vi

List of Illustrations xi

Editors and Contributors xiv

Preface and Acknowledgments xvi

Maps xx

Orthodox Christianity A-Z 1

Index 526

Rezensionen

Praise for The Encyclopedia of Eastern Orthodox Christianity:

"The encyclopedia as a whole is a remarkable achievement ... the preface by the editor is a masterpiece."
--Theology

"An authoritative, scholarly reference work ... that will have the greatest utility for researchers at every level. In 30 years of studying Orthodox Christianity, this reviewer has been no comparable work ... essential."
--Choice

"This monumental work ... provides a wealth of knowledge about global Orthodoxy during historical cycles of growth, repression and renewal."
--European History Quarterly