The Church of the East: A Concise History

The Church of the East is currently the only complete history in English of the East Syriac Church of the East. It covers the periods of the Sassanians, Arabs, Mongols, Ottomans, the 20th century, and informs about the Syriac, Iranian and Chinese literature of this unique and almost forgotten part of Christendom.

Author: Wilhelm Baum,Dietmar W. Winkler
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 09/17/2010
Pages: 204
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.46d
ISBN: 9780415600217

About the Author

Wilhelm Baum is Associate Professor and teaches Medieval History at the Universities of Graz and Klagenfurt, Austria. He is author of of The Transformation of the Myth of Prester John (1999) and Ethiopia and Europe in the Middle Ages (2001).

Dietmar W. Winkler is Full Professor of Patristic Studies and Ecclesiastical History, and head of the Center for the Study of Eastern Christianity at the University of Salzburg, Austria. Among others, he is the author and editor of Hidden Treasures and Intercultural Encounters (2009), Syriac Churches Encountering Islam (2010) and From the Oxus River to the Chinese Shores (2013).