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Kurds and Christians

This book is a compilation of letters, narratives of journeys and local traditions, and various documents pertaining to the Archbishop of Canterbury's Mission to the Assyrian Church of the East.
Publisher: Gorgias Press LLC
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SKU (ISBN): 1-59333-106-1
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Publication Status: In Print
Publication Date: May 12,2004
Interior Color: Black
Trim Size: 6 x 9
Page Count: 288
ISBN: 1-59333-106-1
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Kurds and Christians is a compilation of letters (some translated from Syriac), narratives of journeys and local traditions, and various documents pertaining to the Archbishop of Canterbury's Mission to the Assyrian Church of the East. The documents cover the ecclesiastical and social life of the Church of the East and the Anglican Mission, the School of Urmia, Kurdish troubles in the area (which are blamed for the murder of some native clergymen), and the printing press with its various publications. The book includes 17 pictures and a map.

Kurds and Christians is a compilation of letters (some translated from Syriac), narratives of journeys and local traditions, and various documents pertaining to the Archbishop of Canterbury's Mission to the Assyrian Church of the East. The documents cover the ecclesiastical and social life of the Church of the East and the Anglican Mission, the School of Urmia, Kurdish troubles in the area (which are blamed for the murder of some native clergymen), and the printing press with its various publications. The book includes 17 pictures and a map.

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Contributor

F. Heazell

  • Introduction
  • A Mission of Inquiry
  • Arrival of the Sisters of Bethany
  • The School of Urmi
  • Some Difficulties
  • Water Courses
  • A Murdered Bishop
  • Death of Archbishop Benson
  • The Family of Mar Shimun
  • Villages Round Van
  • The Catholicos
  • East Syrian Liturgies
  • List of Missionaries
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