Author: William Wright
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired Since the Year 1838
Author: William Wright
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired Since the Year 1838
Author: William Wright
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 650
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 650
Book Description
Catalogue of Arabic Printed Books in the British Museum
Author: British Museum. Department of Oriental Printed Books and Manuscripts
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arabic language
Languages : en
Pages : 604
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arabic language
Languages : en
Pages : 604
Book Description
Catalogue
Author: Bernard Quaritch (Firm)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiquarian booksellers
Languages : en
Pages : 1028
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiquarian booksellers
Languages : en
Pages : 1028
Book Description
Catalogues No. 111-114, 137, 141, 147, 148, 151
Author: Bernard Quaritch (Firm)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 916
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 916
Book Description
Supplementary Catalogue of Arabic Printed Books
Author: British Museum. Department of Oriental Printed Books and Manuscripts
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arabic imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arabic imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
The Library of Paradise
Author: David A. Michelson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198836244
Category : Contemplation
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
Contemplative reading is a spiritual practice developed by Christian monks in sixth- and seventh-century Mesopotamia. Mystics belonging to the Church of the East pursued a form of contemplation which moved from reading, to meditation, to prayer, to the ecstasy of divine vision. The Library of Paradise tells the story of this Syriac tradition in three phases: its establishment as an ascetic practice, the articulation of its theology, and its maturation and spread. The sixth-century monastic reform of Abraham of Kashkar codified the essential place of reading in East Syrian ascetic life. Once established, the practice of contemplative reading received extensive theological commentary. Abraham's successor Babai the Great drew upon the ascetic system of Evagrius of Pontus to explain the relationship of reading to the monk's pursuit of God. Syriac monastic handbooks of the seventh century built on this Evagrian framework. 'Enanisho' of Adiabene composed an anthology called Paradise that would stand for centuries as essential reading matter for Syriac monks. Dadisho' of Qatar wrote a widely copied commentary on the Paradise. Together, these works circulated as a one-volume library which offered readers a door to "Paradise" through contemplation. The Library of Paradise is the first book-length study of East Syrian contemplative reading. It adapts methodological insights from prior scholarship on reading, including studies on Latin lectio divina. By tracing the origins of East Syrian contemplative reading, this study opens the possibility for future investigation into its legacies, including the tradition's long reception history in Sogdian, Arabic, and Ethiopic monastic libraries.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198836244
Category : Contemplation
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
Contemplative reading is a spiritual practice developed by Christian monks in sixth- and seventh-century Mesopotamia. Mystics belonging to the Church of the East pursued a form of contemplation which moved from reading, to meditation, to prayer, to the ecstasy of divine vision. The Library of Paradise tells the story of this Syriac tradition in three phases: its establishment as an ascetic practice, the articulation of its theology, and its maturation and spread. The sixth-century monastic reform of Abraham of Kashkar codified the essential place of reading in East Syrian ascetic life. Once established, the practice of contemplative reading received extensive theological commentary. Abraham's successor Babai the Great drew upon the ascetic system of Evagrius of Pontus to explain the relationship of reading to the monk's pursuit of God. Syriac monastic handbooks of the seventh century built on this Evagrian framework. 'Enanisho' of Adiabene composed an anthology called Paradise that would stand for centuries as essential reading matter for Syriac monks. Dadisho' of Qatar wrote a widely copied commentary on the Paradise. Together, these works circulated as a one-volume library which offered readers a door to "Paradise" through contemplation. The Library of Paradise is the first book-length study of East Syrian contemplative reading. It adapts methodological insights from prior scholarship on reading, including studies on Latin lectio divina. By tracing the origins of East Syrian contemplative reading, this study opens the possibility for future investigation into its legacies, including the tradition's long reception history in Sogdian, Arabic, and Ethiopic monastic libraries.
Trübner's Bibliographical Catalogues
Author: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 1236
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 1236
Book Description
A Guide to the Exhibition Rooms of the Departments of Natural History and Antiquities
Author: Anonymous
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385522269
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1877.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385522269
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1877.
A Guide to the Exhibition Galleries
Author: British Museum
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description