To Train His Soul in Books : Syriac Asceticism in Early Christianity.
Title:
To Train His Soul in Books : Syriac Asceticism in Early Christianity.
Author:
Darling Young, Robin.
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9780813219110
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (239 pages)
Series:
CUA studies in early Christianity
Contents:
Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part I: Poetry and Ephrem the Syrian -- 1. Syriac Strophic Poetry: Intercalated Psalms -- 2. Efrén de Nisibe, Himnos de Virginitate, I-III -- Part II: Texts, Terms, Metaphors -- 3. Redeem Your Sins Through Works of Charity -- 4. A Monastic Setting for the Syriac Apocalypse of Daniel -- 5. A Syriac Life of Athanasius of Alexandria -- 6. The Radical Renunciation: The Ideal of msarrqûtâ -- 7. Housekeeping: An Ascetic Theme in Late Antiquity -- Part III: After Ephrem the Syrian -- 8. The Influence of Evagrius of Pontus -- 9. The Syriac Discourses of Beh Isho' Kamulaya -- 10. Ode to Joy -- Bibliography of the Works of Sidney H. Griffith -- Contributors.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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