Bethlehem's Syriac Christians - Self, nation and church in dialogue and practice

An anthropological study of Syriac Orthodox Christian identity in a time of displacement, upheaval, and conflict. For some Syriac Orthodox Christians in Bethlehem, their self-articulation - the means by which they connect themselves to others, things, places and symbols - is decisively influenced by their eucharistic ritual. This ritual connects being siry¿ni to a redeemed community or 'body', and derives its identity in large part from the Incarnation of God as an Aramaic-speaking Bethlehemite.

Product details

• Authors: Mark D Calder
• Publisher: Gorgias Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.12.2017
• EAN: 9781463206376
• ISBN: 978-1-4632-0637-6
• No. of pages: 328
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 627 g
• Series: The Modern Muslim World
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous