Syriac Churches Encountering Islam : : Past Experiences and Future Perspectives / / ed. by Dietmar W. Winkler.

The present volume includes the papers of the first PRO ORIENTE Colloquium Syriacum, which took place in Salzburg, Austria and concentrated on the Syriac Churches’ experiences with Islam. The papers in this volume survey the whole history of these two communities from the times of the Four Caliphs 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, , [2010]
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Year of Publication:2010
Language:English
Series:Pro Oriente Studies in the Syriac Tradition
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Physical Description:1 online resource (265 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Table of Contents
  • Preambles
  • Cardinal Walter Kasper
  • Archbishop Alois Kothgasser
  • President Johann Marte
  • Syriac Churches Encountering Islam: Editor's Note
  • I. Islam In Syriac Sources
  • Muslim-Christian Dialogue In Syriac Sources
  • II. Syriac Churches In The Times Of The Four Caliphs
  • The Syriac-Speaking Churches And The Muslims In The Medinan Era Of Muḥammad And The Four Caliphs
  • III. Syriac Churches in the Umayyad Period (661-750)
  • The Syrian Churches during the Umayyad Era
  • Christian responses to Islam in the Umayyad Period
  • IV. Syriac Churches in the Abbasid Period
  • The Contribution of Mesopotamian Christianity during the Abbasid Period
  • The Interaction of Syriac Christianity and the Muslim World in the Period of the Syriac Renaissance
  • V. Syriac Churches in the Ottoman Period
  • The Personal Status of Christians in the Ottoman Empire
  • Syrian Churches encountering Islam in the Ottoman Period: Some aspects
  • VI. The Indian Experience with Islam
  • Christian-Muslim Relationships on the Malabar Coast
  • VII. Present Situation and Future Perspectives
  • Christian Minorities in the Countries of the Middle East: A Glimpse to the Present situation and future Perspectives
  • Relations between Christians and Muslims in Iraq - A brief Statement
  • Culture and Coexistence in Syria
  • Christians build a State - Lebanon
  • VIII. Appendices
  • First Pro Oriente Colloquium Syriacum Final Report
  • First Pro Oriente Colloquium Syriacum - Press Communiqué
  • First Pro Oriente Colloquium Syriacum -Invited Participants
  • Third meeting of the Pro Oriente Forum Syriacum - Press Release 2008