Invitation to Syriac Christianity : an anthology /

"Over the last few decades, one of the biggest growth areas in ancient history has been Syriac studies. The lingua franca of the late ancient Middle East,Syriac--the language of Syria--was native to a broad population who developed distinctive and influential form of Christianity that spread ac...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Penn, Michael Philip (Editor ), Johnson, Scott Fitzgerald, 1976- (Editor ), Shepardson, Christine C., 1972- (Editor ), Stang, Charles M., 1974- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Oakland, California] : University of California Press, [2022]
Temas:
To 1500
Syriac Christians > History > To 1500 > Sources.
Syriac Christians > History > Early works to 1800.
Syriac Christians > Translations into English.
Church history > Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
RELIGION / Christianity / History
Church history > Primitive and early church.
Syriac Christians.
Early works.
History.
Sources.
Translations.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Origin stories
  • Poetry
  • Doctrine and disputation
  • Liturgy
  • Asceticism
  • Mysticism and prayer
  • Biblical interpretation
  • Hagiography
  • Books, knowledge, and translation
  • Judaism
  • Islam
  • Religions of the Silk Road
  • Appendix 1 : translations and editions
  • Appendix 2 : biographies of named authors
  • Appendix 3 : glossary.

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