Containing over 700 articles, this Dictionary allows the reader to
explore Eastern Christian civilization with its cultural and
religious riches. The articles are written by a team of 50
international contributors, including leading historians,
theologians, linguists, philosophers, patrologists, musicians, and
scholars of liturgy and iconography. The Dictionary covers both the
major living traditions of Eastern Christianity and some which are
very little known. It offers balanced treatment of the Byzantine
traditions (Greek, Slav, Romanian and Georgian), and the Oriental
traditions (Armenian, Assyrian, Coptic, Ethiopian, Syrian, Indian),
taking account of Orthodox, Catholic and Reformed communities. Both
communities in their original homelands and the diaspora, exile and
convert communities worldwide are considered. The articles do not
present Eastern traditions in terms of Western Christian interests
and a Western view of Christian history, but in terms that Eastern
Christians will recognise. Readers will be able to use the
Dictionary as a basic source of information about the different
Eastern Christian churches, and to locate information that they
would have difficulty finding elsewhere. The longer articles put
terms, concepts, people and events into context. They offer ways of
exploring unfamiliar connections and of making useful comparisons.
Cross-references lead the reader to related topics and background
issues. A comprehensive index lists every important name and topic
that appears in the Dictionary and helps the reader to navigate the
volume.
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