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... Eastern Christian tradition , a repre- sentation of sacred personages or events in mural painting , mosaic , or wood . After the iconoclastic controversy of the 8th - 9th cen- tury , which disputed the religious function and meaning of ...
... Eastern Christian tradition , a repre- sentation of sacred personages or events in mural painting , mosaic , or wood . After the iconoclastic controversy of the 8th - 9th cen- tury , which disputed the religious function and meaning of ...
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... Eastern Church in favour of orthodox Chris- tological theology ( the study of Christ's dual nature and unity of person ) . With a reputation for learning , John was chosen catholicos in 718. Soon afterward he convened a national synod ...
... Eastern Church in favour of orthodox Chris- tological theology ( the study of Christ's dual nature and unity of person ) . With a reputation for learning , John was chosen catholicos in 718. Soon afterward he convened a national synod ...
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... eastern Niger . Kanem - Bornu's early history is obscure , but it was probably founded around the mid - 9th century , and its first capital was at Njimi , in Kanem , northeast of Lake Chad . Toward the end of the 11th century , the Sef ...
... eastern Niger . Kanem - Bornu's early history is obscure , but it was probably founded around the mid - 9th century , and its first capital was at Njimi , in Kanem , northeast of Lake Chad . Toward the end of the 11th century , the Sef ...
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