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The entry deals with the life and work of Paul of Aleppo, Archdeacon of the Antiochian Church (1627-1669), who travelled in 1652-1659 to Constantinople, the Romanian Principalities, Ukraine, Russia, Anatolia and back home to Syria. His mention and opinions of Muslims are principally discussed here. He wrote an extensive Journal which contains, beside his travel notes, a chronicle of the Antiochian hierarchs since the beginnings, the story of his father's life and election as Patriarch, and a report on the life of the Antiochian Church and Damascus in the middle of the 17th century.
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This is a report on the opinions of a mid-17th century Archdeacon of the Antiochian Church (Byzantine Rite) on several events, places, and persons belonging or connected to the world of Islam. It brings insight into the situation of the Antiochian Church and the difficulties that Arab Christians encountered in their life under the Ottomans.
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The Christian-Muslim Relations series published by Brill is an outstanding research tool, useful to any person interested in the history, society, culture, or languages of the Middle East, from the perspective of the connections, attitudes, and co-existence of Islam with all other religions and confessions of the Middle East. The authors and coordinators of the series are among the most competent and well-known specialists of these domains.
Ioana Feodorov
Romanian Academy
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This page is a summary of: Central and Eastern Europe, January 2015, Brill,
DOI: 10.1163/9789004298484_004.
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