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Sociocultural anthropologists have taken increasing interest in the
global communities established by Roman Catholic and Protestant
churches, but the many streams of Eastern Christianity have so far
been neglected. "Eastern Christians in Anthropological Perspective"
fills this gap in the literature. The essays in this pioneering
collection examine the primary distinguishing features of the
Eastern traditions - iconography, hymnology, ritual, and pilgrimage
- through meticulous ethnographic analysis. Particular attention is
paid to the revitalization of Orthodox and Greek Catholic churches
that were repressed under Marxist-Leninist regimes.
Sociocultural anthropologists have taken increasing interest in the
global communities established by Roman Catholic and Protestant
churches, but the many streams of Eastern Christianity have so far
been neglected. "Eastern Christians in Anthropological Perspective"
fills this gap in the literature. The essays in this pioneering
collection examine the primary distinguishing features of the
Eastern traditions - iconography, hymnology, ritual, and pilgrimage
- through meticulous ethnographic analysis. Particular attention is
paid to the revitalization of Orthodox and Greek Catholic churches
that were repressed under Marxist-Leninist regimes.
The Christian-Armenian culture in Cilicia came to its end by the
genocide of the Armenians in the Ottoman Empire in the times of
World War I. During the deportations, the monastic brotherhood of
the Catholikosate of Cilicia was expelled from Sis (Turkish Kozan).
By inexpressible efforts, they were able to save to Aleppo the
treasures of St. Sophia's Cathedral, including liturgical
instruments, precious vestments and holy relics, which have been
guarded for centuries. The dramatic rescue operation became famous
as Vankin karawane - the monastery caravan. When the Catholikosate
of Cilicia was relocated to the Lebanon in 1930 the treasure
accompanied it. Since 1918, it has found its home in the Cilicia
Museum in Antelias. The explanations of the monastery treasure are
supplemented by unknown contemporary photos and documents from the
Johannes Lepsius Archives in Halle about the fate of the Cilician
Armenians at the beginning of the 20th century, as well as by the
eye-witness report of the monastery caravan, which has been
translated from the Armenian language for the first time.
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