The Scattered Pearls: A History of Syriac Literature and Sciences - Hardcover

Barsoum, Ignatius Aphram I.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1931956049 ISBN 13: 9781931956048

Publisher: Gorgias Pr Llc, 2005

Synopsis

This book is an extensive survey of Syriac literature. 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.

About this title

About the Author:

Patriarch Ignatius Aphram Barsoum (1887-1957) was born in Iraq and studied many languages, including Syriac, Arabic, French, and Turkish. He taught at the Deir al-Za'faran monastery before being consecrated Bishop of Syria and eventually Patriarch of Antioch. Known as both a churchman and a scholar, he wrote several published works, including the present volume.

Review:

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. --Admer Gouryh, BMCC, The City University of New York

The 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. --Sebastian P. Brock, University of Oxford

About this edition

• Publisher: Gorgias Pr Llc
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1931956049
• ISBN 13: 9781931956048
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 604