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In Chaldean culture, as in many other parts of the Middle East, marriage is seen as a link between two families, not simply two individuals. Wedding ceremonies are small, but the receptions draw wide attendance from the Christian community.

In the wake of internal political oppression in Iraq, the Iran-Iraq war, the Persian Gulf wars, and the subsequent crises in Iraq, Chaldeans have fled the Iraq in large numbers.

The Syriac language is still in use by Chaldean Christians in their liturgy, and in other settings. Chanting plays an important role in the liturgy, which is related to the Syro-Malabar rite in India.

Iraq is rightly perceived as an Islamic country, but the lands of Mesopotamia that it incorporates have been home to a sizable Christian population for millennia. Until recently, more than one million Christians lived there.

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In the audio lecture posted here, James McCartin, associate professor and director of the Center on Religion and Culture at Fordham University, discusses the themes in his book, Prayers of the Faithful.

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Catholic women in Ethiopia gather to pray in small Associations of Mary. Men also have a group devoted to St. Michael, the archangel.

The primary form of liturgical music in Ethiopia, both in Orthodox and Catholic churches, is a form of chant known as zema. The form dates to the sixth century. Chant is integral to the liturgy and to the Liturgy of the Hours.

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