TY - BOOK AU - Carlson,Thomas A. TI - Christianity in fifteenth-century Iraq SN - 9781107186279 (alk. paper) U1 - 275.67/05 23 PY - 2018/// CY - New York PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Church of the East KW - Iraq KW - History KW - Christianity KW - Church of the East KW - Islam KW - 634-1534 N1 - 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 ER -