Christians in Iraq after the Muslim Conquest / / Michael G. Morony.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Gorgias Press Backlist eBook-Package 2001-2013
• VerfasserIn: Morony, Michael G.,
• Place / Publishing House: Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2009]; ©2009
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Series: Analecta Gorgiana
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (52 p.)

This brief introduction to the state of Christianity in Iraq during the ascendancy of Islam begins with a discussion of the friction between Christians and Magians. The political role of the church among the Sassanians, both internally and externally, is addressed. With the Islamic conquest various traditions circulated regarding the tolerance of Christianity within Muslim jurisdiction. Morony skillfully navigates these traditions, providing a plausible historical view. The formation of the Assyrian Church of the East’s doctrine and identity as well as their schools, monasteries, laws, and their sense of community and separateness are considered. The contrast with Monophysites with their “Nestorian” competitors rounds out the discussion.

Table of Contents

CHRISTIANS AND THE STATE: SASANIAN IRAQ -- CHRISTIANS AND THE STATE: ISLAMIC IRAQ -- FACTIONALISM: THE DYNAMICS OF CONTINUITY -- THE FORMATION OF THE NESTORIAN COMMUNITY: DOCTRINE AND IDENTITY -- THE FORMATION OF THE NESTORIAN COMMUNITY: SCHOOLS -- THE FORMATION OF THE NESTORIAN COMMUNITY: MONASTERIES -- THE FORMATION OF THE NESTORIAN COMMUNITY: LAW -- NESTORIANS: COMMUNAL INSTITUTIONS AND THE LIMITS OF SOCIAL BARRIERS -- MONOPHYSITES -- CONCLUSIONS