Introduction to Aramean and Syriac Studies: A manual

Arman Akopian

Published by Gorgias Press 2017

Introduction to Aramean and Syriac Studies

A manual

Arman Akopian

In the series Gorgias Handbooks

https://doi.org/10.31826/9781463238933

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An English translation of Arman Akopian's comprehensive Introduction to Aramean and Syriac Studies, from the earliest appearances of Arameans in the historical record, through to the modern day.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
TABLE OF CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	v
LIST OF FIGURES Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
LIST OF TABLES Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
LIST OF MAPS Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
1. Semitic languages and peoples Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. Arameans at the dawn of their history Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	29
3. The religion of ancient Arameans Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	51
4. The Aramaic language and its world Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	57
5. Osrhoene and the Aramean awakening Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	149
6. The spread of Christianity in Osrhoene Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	161
7. Syriac Christianity under the rule of Iran Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	169
8. Syriaс thought and literature of the first centuries of Christianity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	179
9. The One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church and its schisms Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	189
10. The split of Syriac Christianity: “Nestorians” and “Jacobites” Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	199
11. Other branches of Syriac Christianity: Melkites and Maronites Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	217
12. The writing and scribal traditions of the Syriacs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	223
13. Translation activity of the Syriacs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	245
14. Syriac translations of the Holy Scriptures Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	255
15. Syriac system of education Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	269
16. Syriac theology and philosophy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	277
17. Worldly sciences and secular literature of the Syriacs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	285
18. Syriac historiography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	297
19. Syriacs under Arab-Muslim domination Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	307
20. Commercial and missionary activity of the Syriacs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	315
21. Syriac rite Catholic Churches Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	357
22. The Syriacs between the Ottoman Empire, Iran, and Russia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	369
23. The “Assyrian idea” and the issue of self-identitification for Syriac Christians Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	391
24. Syriacs in the 20th century and on the threshold of the third millennium Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	401
25. Modern Aramaic dialects Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	427
26.The current stage of the Classical Syriac Language Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	447
27. The origins and development of modern Aramean and Syriac studies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	455
APPENDIX: KLAUS BEYER’S CLASSIFICATION OF ARAMAIC DIALECTS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	479
SELECT BIBILIOGRAPHY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	495
GENERAL INDEX Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	503

Language: English
Publisher: Gorgias Press
Pages
- Main content: 573

eBook

Published: December 11, 2017
ISBN: 9781463238933