RT Book
T1 A cultural history of Aramaic: from the beginnings to the advent of Islam
T2 Handbook of Oriental Studies, Section 1. The Near and Middle East
A1 Gzella, Holger 1974-
A2 Soldt, Wilfred Hugo van 1947-
LA English
PP Boston
PB Brill
YR 2015
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1734734779
AB Aramaic is a constant thread running through the various civilizations of the Near East, ancient and modern, from 1000 BCE to the present, and has been the language of small principalities, world empires, and a fair share of the Jewish-Christian tradition. Holger Gzella describes its cultural and linguistic history as a continuous evolution from its beginnings to the advent of Islam. For the first time the individual phases of the language, their socio-historical underpinnings, and the textual sources are discussed comprehensively in light of the latest linguistic and historical research and with ample attention to scribal traditions, multilingualism, and language as a marker of cultural self-awareness. Many new observations on Aramaic are thereby integrated into a coherent historical framework
AB Introduction : Aramaic among the Semitic languages -- The emergence of Aramaic dialects in the Fertile Crescent -- The spread of Aramaic in the Assyrian and Babylonian empires -- Official Aramaic and the Achaemenid chancellery -- Aramaic in the Hellenistic and early Roman near East -- Western Aramaic in late antique Palestine -- Eastern Aramaic in late antique Syria and Mesopotamia -- Epilogue.
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN PJ5207
SN 1322630518
SN 9789004285101
SN 9004285105
SN 9781322630519
K1 Aramaic language : Social aspects
K1 Aramaic language : History
K1 Aramaic language
K1 History
K1 FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Arabic
K1 Middle East : History
K1 Middle East
K1 Electronic books