The Catholicos of the East and His People : : The Impression of Five Years' Work in the "Archbishop of Canterbury's Assyrian Mission" / / William Henry Browne, Arthur John Maclean.
Describes the life and customs, both ancient and modern, of the modern Assyrians (“Nestorians”) who formed in the nineteenth century a remarkable outpost of Christianity in the Middle East. The authors rely in their descriptions on the Sunhadus, or Book of Canon Law, which governs that Church even t...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Gorgias Press Backlist eBook-Package 2001-2013 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2006] ©2006 |
Year of Publication: | 2006 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (384 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Introduction -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY -- CHAPTER II. EVERYDAY LIFE IN THE MOUNTAINS OF KURDISTAN -- CHAPTER III. THE ASHIRET COUNTRY -- CHAPTER IV. EVERYDAY LIFE IN PERSIA -- CHAPTER V. EVERYDAY LIFE IN PERSIA-(continued) -- CHAPTER VI. CONDITIONS OF LIFE UNDER THE PERSIAN GOVERNMENT -- CHAPTER VII. MARRIAGE CUSTOMS -- CHAPTER VIII. THE SYRIAN AT SCHOOL -- CHAPTER IX. THE EAST SYRIAN CLERGY -- CHAPTER X. THE DAILY SERVICES -- CHAPTER XI. HOLT COMMUNION -- CHAPTER XII. BAPTISM. BURIAL OP THE DEAD -- CHAPTER XIII. THE CHURCHES OF THE EAST SYRIANS -- CHAPTER XIV. EAST SYRIAN IDEAS, THEOLOGY, LANGUAGE, AND CHARACTER -- CHAPTER XV. THE KALENDAR. FASTS AND FESTIVALS. SUNDAYS -- INDEX -- SYRIAC WORKS PUBLISHED AT THE MISSION PRESS, URMI |
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Summary: | Describes the life and customs, both ancient and modern, of the modern Assyrians (“Nestorians”) who formed in the nineteenth century a remarkable outpost of Christianity in the Middle East. The authors rely in their descriptions on the Sunhadus, or Book of Canon Law, which governs that Church even today. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781463211424 9783111024141 9783110663037 |
DOI: | 10.31826/9781463211424 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | William Henry Browne, Arthur John Maclean. |