| ISBN |
0300253532 (hardcover) |
| 9780300253535 (hardcover) |
| Author |
Briquel-Chatonnet, Françoise |
| Uniform Title |
Monde syriaque. English |
| Title |
The Syriac world : in search of a forgotten Christianity / Françoise Briquel Chatonnet and Muriel Debié ; translated by Jeffrey Haines |
| Publisher |
New Haven, CT ; London : Yale University Press, 2023 |
| Physical desc. |
xvi, 285 pages ; illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. |
| Note |
Originally published in French: Le Monde Syriaque (Paris : Société d'éditon Les Belles Lettres, 2017). |
| CB illustration: page 43 (Syc 709.1, f. 38r). |
| Bibliography etc. |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-270) and index. |
| Contents |
Origins: a culture of encounter and contact -- Between memory and history: Syriac Christianity up to the 4th century -- The solidarities: monastic networks and the retreat from the world -- God as teacher: a culture of knowledge -- Missionary communities: Syriac Christianity in Asia -- Separations and flourishing: 5th-9th centuries - Traditions and influences: 10th-14th centuries -- Diaspora and encounters with the West: 15th-21st centuries. |
| Corporate name |
Church of the East -- History |
| Subject |
Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- Syc 709 |
| Syriac Christians -- History |
| Syrian churches -- History |
| Syriac language -- History |
| Christianity and culture -- Syria |
| Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 |
| Added name(s) |
Debié, Muriel author |
| Haines, Jeffrey translator |
