Invitation to Syriac Christianity : An Anthology /

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Despite their centrality to the history of Christianity in the East, Syriac Christians have generally been excluded from modern accounts of the faith. Originating from Mesopotamia, Syriac Christians quickly spread across Eurasia, from Turkey to China, developing a distinctive and influential form of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Michelson, David A. (Contribuidor), Mladjov, Ian (Contribuidor), Penn, Michael Philip (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2022]
Temas:
RELIGION / Christianity / History.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Note on Translation, Transliteration, and Nomenclature
  • Maps
  • Introduction
  • PART I. FOUNDATIONS
  • 1. Origin Stories
  • 2. Poetry
  • 3. Doctrine and Disputation
  • PART II. PRACTICES
  • 4. Liturgy
  • 5. Asceticism
  • 6. Mysticism and Prayer
  • PART III. TEXTS AND TEXTUAL TRANSMISSION
  • 7. Biblical Interpretation
  • 8. Hagiography
  • 9. Books, Knowledge, and Translation
  • PART IV. INTERRELIGIOUS ENCOUNTERS
  • 10. Judaism
  • 11. Islam
  • 12. Religions of the Silk Road
  • Appendix A. Translations and Editions
  • Appendix B. Biographies of Named Authors
  • Appendix C. Glossary
  • Index

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