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020			_a9781541756717 _q(hardcover)
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092			_a275.6083 _bD574
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aDi Giovanni, Janine, _d1961- _eauthor. _9264431
245	1	4	_aThe vanishing : _bfaith, loss, and the twilight of Christianity in the land of the prophets / _cJanine di Giovanni.
264		1	_aNew York City : _bPublicAffairs, _c2021.
264		4	_c©2021
300			_axiv, 252 pages : _billustrations (black and white) ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aIraq -- Gaza -- Syria -- Egypt.
520			_a"From Syria to Egypt, northern Iraq to the Gaza Strip, ancient communities that were the birthplaces of prophets and saints are losing any living connection to Christianity, the religion that once was such a characteristic feature of their social and cultural lives. In The Vanishing, journalist Janine di Giovanni writes about the last traces of small, hardy Christian communities that have become fearful of outsiders and where ancient rituals are quietly preserved amid numerous threats. Di Giovanni's personal stories and conception of faith and hope are intertwined throughout the chapters"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aChristianity _zMiddle East _y21st century.
650		0	_aChristians _zMiddle East _xHistory _y21st century. _9230422
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