CEDRAC
Encyclopedia
CEDRAC is the abbreviated name of the research and documentation center for Arabic Christianity.
This internationally known center for scholarly research was established in 1986 by Fr. Samir Khalil Samir
and was incorporated in 1996 into the Université Saint-Joseph
.
The center holds 23,000 books and Multimedia-items. The disciplines studied are history, philosophy, philology, and religion: Christianity, Islam and other religions of the region with a focus on Lebanon
, Syria, Iraq, Palestine and Egypt. The literature is in several languages and comprises documents about these religions from their origin to the present day. Moreover it organises seminars and conferences and prepares and publishes various publications.
The CEDRAC sees itself as following in the tradition of the researchers Louis Cheikhô
and Georg Graf
who worked in this discipline in Beirut at the end of the 19th and start of the 20th century.
This internationally known center for scholarly research was established in 1986 by Fr. Samir Khalil Samir
Samir Khalil Samir
Samir Khalil Samir is an Islamic scholar, Semitologist, Orientalist, Syriacist and Catholic theologian based in Lebanon.-Life:...
and was incorporated in 1996 into the Université Saint-Joseph
Université Saint-Joseph
Saint Joseph University is a private Catholic higher institute of education founded by the Jesuits in 1875 in Beirut, Lebanon, known for its school of medicine and its hospital, Hôtel-Dieu de France. The Lebanese state officially recognizes the university and the diplomas it grants in accord with...
.
The center holds 23,000 books and Multimedia-items. The disciplines studied are history, philosophy, philology, and religion: Christianity, Islam and other religions of the region with a focus on Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
, Syria, Iraq, Palestine and Egypt. The literature is in several languages and comprises documents about these religions from their origin to the present day. Moreover it organises seminars and conferences and prepares and publishes various publications.
The CEDRAC sees itself as following in the tradition of the researchers Louis Cheikhô
Louis Cheikhô
Louis Cheikhô, or Sheikho, , born Rizqallâh Cheikhô was an ethnic Assyrian Orientalist and Theologian. He is considered as a major contributor and pioneer of the rediscovery of the Eastern Rite Christian heritage.-Biography:...
and Georg Graf
Georg Graf
Georg Graf was a German Orientalist. He was one of the most important scholars of the study of the Christian orient, and his 5 volume Geschichte der christlichen arabischen Literatur remains the basis of all subsequent work.-Life:Georg Graf was born in Munzingen, Germany, in 1875.He entered the...
who worked in this discipline in Beirut at the end of the 19th and start of the 20th century.