Florilegia Syriaca

"From the 6th century onwards, Syriac patristic florilegia - collections of Greek patristic excerpts in Syriac translation - progressively became a prominent form through which Syriac and Arab Christians shaped their knowledge of theology. In these collections, early Greek Christian literature...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Fiori, Emiliano (-)
Otros Autores: Ebeid, Bishara
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boston : BRILL 2023.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae ; v. 179
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Sumario:"From the 6th century onwards, Syriac patristic florilegia - collections of Greek patristic excerpts in Syriac translation - progressively became a prominent form through which Syriac and Arab Christians shaped their knowledge of theology. In these collections, early Greek Christian literature underwent a substantial process of selection and re-organization. The papers collected in this volume study Syriac florilegia in their own right, as cultural products possessing their own specific textuality, and outline a phenomenology of Syriac patristic florilegia by mapping their diffusion and relevance in time and space, from the 6th to the 17th century, from the Roman Empire to China"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (399 pages)
ISBN:9789004527553