The CEDRAC in search of Christian Arab writers

Collection title

Foi et traditions des chrétiens orientaux

ID

INA00341

Source

INA (FR)

First broadcast date

11/13/2005

Production year

2005

Abstract

Reportage dedicated to CEDRAC (Center of Arab and Christian Documentation and Research), headquartered in Beirut, Lebanon, and whose mission is to search for ancient manuscripts of Christian Arab writers, to publish them and to show the influence of these authors on Islamic civilization. We can see images of the activities of the center, alternating with interviews of Father Nagi Edelby, Head of CEDRAC, Father Samir Khali Samir, founder of CEDRAC, Father Louis Boisset, Dean of the Faculty of Religious Studies at the University of Saint Joseph, Maroun Aouad, director of research at CNRS, an Italian researcher and a librarian.

Type

video

Production companies

• France 2 - Own production

Broadcaster

FTV - F2

Audiovisual form

Magazine

Personalities

• Aouad Maroun
• Khalil Samir

Primary theme

Languages and literatures

Secondary themes

• Historical heritages / Latin and oriental christendom
• Art, Culture and Knowledge / Science / Human and social sciences

Credits / Cast

• Baudry Georges Alain - Director
• Torossian Khegam - Participant

Period of events

• From 1000 to 1500

Map locations

• Lebanon - Coastline - Beirut

Original language

French

Media running time

29m28

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