RT Book
T1 The life of the Syrian Saint Barsauma: eulogy of a hero of the resistance to the Council of Chalcedon
T2 The transformation of the classical heritage
JF The transformation of the classical heritage
A2 Palmer, Andrew 1955-
LA English
PP Oakland, California
PB University of Californiarnia Press
YR 2020
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1690314834
AB "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"--
CN BX179.B385
SN 9780520304161
SN 9780520304178
K1 Barṣāwmā : Saint : -456
K1 Syriac Christian saints : Biography