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Christianity in fifteenth-century Iraq /

Carlson, Thomas A.,

Christianity in fifteenth-century Iraq / Thomas A. Carlson, Oklahoma State University. - xviii, 299 pages : ill. ; 22 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-290) and index.

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.

9781107186279 (alk. paper) 9781316637135


Church of the East--History.--Iraq
Church of the East--History.


Christianity--Iraq.
Church of the East--Iraq
Islam--Iraq.


Iraq--History--634-1534.

275.67/05 / C285