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Over the last century unprecedented numbers of Christians from traditionally Orthodox societies migrated around the world. Once seen as an ‘oriental’ or ‘eastern’ phenomenon, Orthodox Christianity is now much more widely dispersed, and in many parts of the modern world one need not go far to find an Orthodox community at worship. This collection offers a compelling overview of the Orthodox world, covering the main regional traditions of Orthodox Christianity and the ways in which they have become global. The contributors are drawn from the Orthodox community worldwide and explore a rich selection of key figures and themes. The book provides an innovative and illuminating approach to the subject, ideal for students and scholars alike.
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Downloaded by [Florida Atlantic University] at 08:36 16 July 2017 Downloaded by [Florida Atlantic University] at 08:36 16 July 2017 T H E O RT H O D O X C H R I S T I A N W O R L D Orthodox Christianity is the main historical inheritor of the Byzantine tradition of Christianity, and is still practised around the world. The two main strands are Greek Orthodox and Russian Orthodox, but there are thriving communities in countries as varied as Egypt (the Copts), Armenia, and Romania, with strong diasporic communities in Western Europe, North America, Australia, and elsewhere. This book offers a compelling overview of the Orthodox World, covering the main regional traditions and the ways in which the tradition has become global; key figures from John Chrysostom to the contemporary Fathers of Mount Athos and a rich selection of key themes, including theology, monasticism, iconography and the arts, pastoral care and Orthodoxy through the eyes of travellers. The contributors are drawn from the Orthodox community worldwide, providing an innovative and illuminating approach to the subject, ideal for students and scholars alike. Augustine Casiday is a Lecturer in Theology at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, UK. THE ROUTLEDGE WORLDS THE REFORMATION WORLD Edited by Andrew Pettegree THE MEDIEVAL WORLD Edited by Peter Linehan and Janet L. Nelson Downloaded by [Florida Atlantic University] at 08:36 16 July 2017 THE BYZANTINE WORLD Edited by Paul Stephenson THE VIKING WORLD Edited by Stefan Brink in collaboration with Neil Price THE BABYLONIAN WORLD Edited by Gwendolyn Leick THE EGYPTIAN WORLD Edited by Toby Wilkinson THE ISLAMIC WORLD Edited by Andrew Rippin THE WORLD OF POMPEII Edited by John J. Dobbins and Pedar W. Foss THE RENAISSANCE WORLD Edited by John Jeffries Martin THE EARLY CHRISTIAN WORLD Edited by Philip F. Esler THE GREEK WORLD Edited by Anton Powell THE ROMAN WORLD Edited by John Wacher THE HINDU WORLD Edited by Sushil Mittal and Gene Thursby THE WORLD OF THE AMERICAN WEST Edited by Gordon Morris Bakken THE ELIZABETHAN WORLD Edited by Susan Doran and Norman Jones THE OTTOMAN WORLD Edited by Christine Woodhead THE VICTORIAN WORLD Edited by Martin Hewitt Forthcoming: THE MORMON WORLD Edited by Carl Mosser and Richard Sherlock Downloaded by [Florida Atlantic University] at 08:36 16 July 2017 THE SUMERIAN WORLD Edited by Harriet Crawford Downloaded by [Florida Atlantic University] at 08:36 16 July 2017 Downloaded by [Florida Atlantic University] at 08:36 16 July 2017 THE ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN WORLD Edited by Augustine Casiday First published in 2012 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 Downloaded by [Florida Atlantic University] at 08:36 16 July 2017 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2012 Augustine Casiday for selection and editorial matter; individual contributors, th