Invitation to Syriac Christianity : an anthology /

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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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Penn, Michael Philip (Editor), Johnson, Scott Fitzgerald, 1976- (Editor), Shepardson, Christine C., 1972- (Editor), Stang, Charles M., 1974- (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Texts translated from the Syriac; introduction and notes in English.
Published:	Berkeley : University of California Press, [2022].
Subjects:	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. Chrétiens syriaques > Histoire > Ouvrages avant 1800. Église > Histoire > ca 30-600 (Église primitive) Church history > Primitive and early church. Syriac Christians. To 1500 Early works. History. Sources. Translations.

Table of Contents:

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.