The Syriac world: in search of a forgotten christianity

A comprehensive survey of Syriac Christianity from its origins in Hellenistic and ancient Near Eastern cultures to the present Often referred to as the third main language of Christianity after Latin and Greek, Syriac remains a foundational classical, literary, and religious language throughout the...

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Hauptverfasser: Briquel-Chatonnet, Françoise 1956- (VerfasserIn), Debié, Muriel (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Haines, Jeffrey (ÜbersetzerIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New Haven and London Yale University Press [2023]
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Zusammenfassung:A comprehensive survey of Syriac Christianity from its origins in Hellenistic and ancient Near Eastern cultures to the present Often referred to as the third main language of Christianity after Latin and Greek, Syriac remains a foundational classical, literary, and religious language throughout the world. Originating in Mesopotamia along the Roman and Parthian frontiers, it was never the language of a powerful state or ethnic group, but with the coming of Christianity it developed into a rich religious and cultural tradition. At the same time that Christianity was making its way through Europe, Syriac missionaries were founding churches from the Mediterranean coast to Persia, converting the Turkic tribes of Central Asia, and building communities in India and China. This comprehensive work tells the underexplored story of the Syriac world over three thousand years, from its pre-Christian roots in the Aramaic tribes and the ancient Near East to its vibrant expressions in modern diaspora churches. Enhanced with beautiful images, songs, poems, and important primary source texts, this book shows the importance of Syriac history, theology, and literature in the twenty-first century
Beschreibung:Impressum: "Originally published as Le Monde Syriaque , © 2017, Société d’édition Les Belles Lettres, 95, boulevard Raspail, 75006 Paris"
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 285 Seiten) Illustrationen, Karten. - 68 b-w illus
ISBN:9780300271256
DOI:10.12987/9780300271256

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