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The life of the Syrian Saint Barsauma eulogy of a hero of the resistance to the Council of Chalcedon translated by Andrew N. Palmer

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Transformation of the classical heritage ; 61. | Christianity in late antiquity (North American Patristics Society) ; 10.Publisher: Oakland, California University of California Press [2020]Description: 1 online resource (140 pages) mapsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780520972988
  • 0520972988
Uniform titles:
  • Bar�s�awm�a. English.
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version: The life of the Syrian Saint BarsaumaDDC classification:
  • 270.2092 B 23
LOC classification:
  • BX179.B385 A3 2020eb
Online resources: 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"-- Provided by publisher
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"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"-- Provided by publisher

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