The Rise of the Monophysite Movement

by William H.C. Frend

Book Overview

The first lasting schism in Christendom was that between Monophysite and orthodox Christianity. This well-established, integrated study examines the social historical background to this significant two hundred year period from the council of Ephesusin 431 to the expulsion of the Byzantines from the Monophysite provinces. Contemporary critics' views that Monophysitism can be considered as a 'quarrel about words' or as a symbol of the separatist movements...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0227172418
• ISBN13: 9780227172414
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: James Clarke Company
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"