The Catholicos of the East and His People : : The Impression of Five Years' Work in the "Archbishop of Canterbury's Assyrian Mission" /

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...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Gorgias Press Backlist eBook-Package 2001-2013
VerfasserIn:
Maclean, Arthur John,
Browne, William Henry,
MitwirkendeR:
Malick, David,
Place / Publishing House:Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2006]
©2006
Year of Publication:2006
Language:English
Online Access:
Physical Description:1 online resource (384 p.)
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Table of Contents:
  • 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

Similar Items