Christians in Middle Eastern history : strangers no more /

The dazzling array of languages and religions in the Middle East, from Late Antiquity to the present, has long made the region a source of fascination. But the specific features of pluralism in the Middle East have also made writing its history a difficult enterprise, as scholarly specialisation has...

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Other Authors: Ghobrial, John-Paul A., 1980- (Editor), Reynolds, Michael A., 1968- (Editor), Sahner, Christian C. (Editor), Tannous, Jack Boulos Victor, 1980- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2026]
Series:Edinburgh studies in Middle Eastern Christianity.
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