- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 online resource (xix, 217 p.)
- Series Statement
- CUA studies in early Christianity
- Uniform Title
- To train his soul in books (Online)
- CUA studies in early Christianity.
- Subject
- Note
- Festschrift for Sidney H. Griffith.
- Bibliography (note)
- "Bibliography of the works of Sidney H. Griffith"-- (p. 205-215).
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Language (note)
- In English with 1 contribution in Spanish. Some Syriac.
- Contents
- Pt. 1. Poetry and Ephrem the Syrian. Syriac strophic poetry : intercalated psalms / Joseph P. Amar -- Efrén de Nisibe, himnos De virginitate, I-III / Francisco Javier Martínez -- Pt. 2. Texts, terms, metaphors. Redeem your sins through works of charity / Gary A. Anderson -- A monastic setting for the Syriac Apocalypse of Daniel / Alexander Golitzin -- A Syriac life of Athanasius of Alexandria / Michael J. Hollerich -- Radical renunciation : the ideal of msarrqûtâ / Sebastian R. Brock -- Housekeeping : an ascetic theme in late antiquity / Susan Ashbrook Harvey -- The influence of Evagrius of Pontus / Robin Darling Young -- The Syriac discourses of Beh Isho' Kamulaya / Monica J. Blanchard -- Ode to joy / Shawqi Talia.
- LCCN
- 2011012797
- OCLC
- ssj0000750430
- Title
To train his soul in books [electronic resource] : Syriac asceticism in early Christianity / edited by Robin Darling Young and Monica J. Blanchard.
- Imprint
Washington, D.C. : Catholic University of America Press, c2011.
- Series
CUA studies in early Christianity
CUA studies in early Christianity.
- Bibliography
"Bibliography of the works of Sidney H. Griffith"-- (p. 205-215).
Includes bibliographical references.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
- Language
In English with 1 contribution in Spanish. Some Syriac.
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- Added Author
Young, Robin Darling.
Blanchard, Monica J.
Griffith, Sidney Harrison.