Religion in the Middle East
Three Religions in Concord and Conflict

An erudite study that will be of interest to anyone interested in the historical impact of Islam in the Middle East.

A. J. Arberry (Edited by)

9780521125246, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 17 December 2009

624 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 3.2 cm, 0.82 kg

It is generally accepted that the Middle East witnessed the ancient rise of monotheism and its dissemination. The three faiths predominantly concerned - Judaism, Christianity, and Islam - have retained their separateness and have been in different degrees torn asunder by schisms; but less well known has been the degree of co-operation between the three faiths and their multifarious sects, throughout history. First published in 1969, Religion in the Middle East aims to give a factual account of these three religions and their sects, in concord and conflict, from an historical perspective. The focus was on the significance of Islam, considered to be the dominant religion of the Middle East since the seventh century. Experts from many parts of the world contributed individual chapters, and the whole work was co-ordinated by a team of leading scholars, making it an erudite study that will be of interest to anyone interested in the historical impact of Islam in the Middle East.

List of plates
List of maps
Forward A. J. Arberry
Part I. Judaism: 1. Judaism today Jakob J. Petuchowski
2. Judaism in Israel Norman Bentwich
3. The Oriental Jewish communities H. Z. Hirschberg
4. The Jews of Yemen S. D. Goitein
Part II. Christianity: 5. Christianity in the Middle East: survey down to AD 1800 W. H. C. Frend
6. The Orthodox Church C. H. Malik
7. The Roman Catholic Church and churches in communion in Rome G. C. Anawati
8. The Coptic Church in Egypt Otto F. A. Meinardus
9. The Ethiopian Orthodox Church and the Syrian Orthodox Church Paul Verghese
10. The Armenian Church K. V. Sarkissian
11. The Assyrians Edward Every
12. The Lutheran and reformed churches Jean-Michel Hornus
13. The Anglican Church Kenneth Cragg.

Subject Areas: General & world history [HBG]