The Scattered Pearls: A History of Syriac Literature and Sciences
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| Rating | : | 4.77 (912 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1931956049 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 652 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-02 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Patriarch Barsoum, a renowned scholar in the field of Syriac Christianity and literature, demonstrates his historical and interpretive abilities in providing lucid, coherent, and well-exemplified materials that will assist the reader in exploring the wide and diverse field of Syriac literature and sciences. --Sebastian P. Brock, University of Oxford . --Admer Gouryh, BMCC, The City University of New YorkThe publication of an English translation of Patriarch Barsoum's al-Lu'lu' al-Manthur is a most welcome event, for this is a work which has long been recognized as an essential source of information for anyone with a serious interest in Syriac literature. This is a work which has long been recognized as an essential source of information for anyone with a serious interest in Syriac literature
Known as both a churchman and a scholar, he wrote several published works, including the present volume. . He taught at the Deir al-Za'faran monastery before being consecrated Bishop of Syria and eventually Patriarch of Antioch. Patriarch Ignatius Aphram Barsoum (1887-1957) was born in Iraq and studied many languages, including Syriac, Arabic, French, and Turkish
In his capacity as a Syriac clergyman, the author was able to extensively examine hundreds of Syriac manuscripts throughout the Middle East, many of which did not survive World War I. While most Western accounts of Syriac literature end around the thirteenth century, Barsoum covers almost 2000 years of Syriac literature up to the writers of the early twentieth century.. This book is an extensive survey of Syriac literature