LEADER 03822nam 2200493 450 001 9910793407303321 005 20230809232258.0 010 $a1-4632-3893-2 024 7 $a10.31826/9781463238933 035 $a(CKB)4100000008167449 035 $a(OCoLC)1100453783 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5908991 035 $a(DE-B1597)506090 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781463238933 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5908991 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000008167449 100 $a20191023d2017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aIntroduction to Aramean and Syriac studies $ea manual /$fby Arman Akopian 210 1$aPiscataway, New Jersey :$cGorgias Press,$d[2017] 210 4$dİ2017 215 $a1 online resource (xiii, 559 pages) 225 1 $aGorgias handbooks 300 0 $aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Apr 2019). 311 $a1-4632-0738-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tTABLE OF CONTENTS -- $tLIST OF FIGURES -- $tLIST OF TABLES -- $tLIST OF MAPS -- $t1. Semitic languages and peoples -- $t2. Arameans at the dawn of their history -- $t3. The religion of ancient Arameans -- $t4. The Aramaic language and its world -- $t5. Osrhoene and the Aramean awakening -- $t6. The spread of Christianity in Osrhoene -- $t7. Syriac Christianity under the rule of Iran -- $t8. Syria? thought and literature of the first centuries of Christianity -- $t9. The One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church and its schisms -- $t10. The split of Syriac Christianity: "Nestorians" and "Jacobites" -- $t11. Other branches of Syriac Christianity: Melkites and Maronites -- $t12. The writing and scribal traditions of the Syriacs -- $t13. Translation activity of the Syriacs -- $t14. Syriac translations of the Holy Scriptures -- $t15. Syriac system of education -- $t16. Syriac theology and philosophy -- $t17. Worldly sciences and secular literature of the Syriacs -- $t18. Syriac historiography -- $t19. Syriacs under Arab-Muslim domination -- $t20. Commercial and missionary activity of the Syriacs -- $t21. Syriac rite Catholic Churches -- $t22. The Syriacs between the Ottoman Empire, Iran, and Russia -- $t23. The "Assyrian idea" and the issue of self-identitification for Syriac Christians -- $t24. Syriacs in the 20th century and on the threshold of the third millennium -- $t25. Modern Aramaic dialects -- $t26.The current stage of the Classical Syriac Language -- $t27. The origins and development of modern Aramean and Syriac studies -- $tAPPENDIX: KLAUS BEYER'S CLASSIFICATION OF ARAMAIC DIALECTS -- $tSELECT BIBILIOGRAPHY -- $tGENERAL INDEX 330 $aOriginally published in Armeanian, this comprehensive introduction to Aramean and Syriac studies provides a gateway to the history, language, culture, and religion of the Aramean/Syriac people from ancient times, through to the modern day. Special attention is given to such topics as translation and literary activity of the Syriacs, their missionary zeal and role as an intercultural medium, denominational fragmentation, and identity issues. The book is intended for the students of Oriental and Semitic studies but will be of value to anyone interested in the history and culture heritage of the Christian Orient--Publisher. 410 0$aGorgias handbooks. 606 $aAramaic language$xHistory 615 0$aAramaic language$xHistory. 676 $a492.2 700 $aAkopian$b Arman$01533423 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910793407303321 996 $aIntroduction to Aramean and Syriac studies$93780432 997 $aUNINA