The Syrian Orthodox Christians in the late Ottoman period and beyond
Subtitle: crisis then revival
By: Khalid S. Dinno
Series: Gorgias Eastern Christianity studies -- 43; Gorgias Eastern Christianity studies -- 43.
Publisher: Gorgias Press
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Piscataway, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 506
ISBN-13: 9781463205751
Subjects: History; Christianity and other religions; Islam; Christianity; Interfaith relations; Syrian Orthodox Church
Description: "The book addresses the history of Syrian Orthodoxy during a critical juncture of its history that spans the late Ottoman period and treads well beyond to witness remarkable revival, indeed renaissance. The work uniquely utilizes over 6000 uncatalogued and unpublished archival documents that were made available for it."--from publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-338) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Under the Ottoman umbrella: the millet system and its evolution; title: Syrian Orthodoxy in the nineteenth century; title: Antioch, Canterbury and India; title: Syrian Orthodoxy in the period 1895-1914: external aggression and internal decline; title: Massacres and exodus: from Sayfo to safety; title: Syrian Orthodoxy at the threshold of its second renaissance.