History and identity in the late antique Near East:

This book examines the importance of the past, both real and imagined, in constructing contemporary culture in the period AD 500-1000. It goes beyond 'history-writing' in a narrow sense to examine philosophy, theology, liturgy and jurisprudence as vehicles for tradition and the imagination...

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Other Authors: Wood, Philip 1982- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York Oxford University Press 2013
Series:Oxford studies in late antiquity
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Summary:This book examines the importance of the past, both real and imagined, in constructing contemporary culture in the period AD 500-1000. It goes beyond 'history-writing' in a narrow sense to examine philosophy, theology, liturgy and jurisprudence as vehicles for tradition and the imagination of a past 'golden age'. The papers straddle the Roman-Persian frontier and go well into the Islamic period: together, they push the boundaries of late antiquity' into the varied language traditions: not just Greek, but also Syriac, Armenian, Coptic and Arabic
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (XXII, 237 Seiten)
ISBN:9780199332816
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199915408.001.0001

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