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The life of the Syrian Saint Barsauma : eulogy of a hero of the resistance to the Council of Chalcedon
- Title
- The life of the Syrian Saint Barsauma : eulogy of a hero of the resistance to the Council of Chalcedon / translated by Andrew N. Palmer.
- Publication
- Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2020]
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Palmer, Andrew N., 1955-
- Description
- 140 pages : maps; 20 cm.
- Summary
- "Andrew Palmer's vivid translation of the Syriac Life of Barsauma opens a fascinating window onto the ancient Middle East, seen through the life and actions of one of its most dramatic and ambiguous characters: the monk Barsauma, ascetic hero to some, religious terrorist to others. The Life takes us into the eye of the storm that raged around Christian attempts to define the nature of Christ in the great council of Chalcedon, the effects of which was to split the growing Church irrevocably, with the Oriental Orthodox on one side, Greek Orthodox and Roman Catholic on the other. Hitherto known only in extracts, this ancient text is finally brought to readers in its entirety, casting dramatic new light on the relations between pagans, Jews, and Christians in the Holy Land and on the role of religious violence, real or imagined, in the mental world of a Middle East as shot through with conflict as it is, alas, today"--
- Series Statement
- Transformation of the Classical Heritage ; LXI
- Uniform Title
- Barsāwmā. English.
- Transformation of the classical heritage ; 61.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- Note
- Translated from the Syriac.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Call Number
- JFD 21-29
- ISBN
- 9780520304161
- 0520304160
- 9780520304178
- 0520304179
- LCCN
- 2020001694
- OCLC
- 1120085238
- Title
- The life of the Syrian Saint Barsauma : eulogy of a hero of the resistance to the Council of Chalcedon / translated by Andrew N. Palmer.
- Publisher
- Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2020]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Transformation of the Classical Heritage ; LXITransformation of the classical heritage ; 61.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Added Author
- Palmer, Andrew N., 1955- translator.
- Other Form:
- Online version: Barsāwmā. English. Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2020] 9780520972988 (DLC) 2020001695
- Research Call Number
- JFD 21-29