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A refereed journal published annually by the Canadian Society for
Syriac Studies.
The Law Code of Simeon of Rev-Ardashir, originally written in
Persian, was translated into Syriac by a monk of Bet-Qatraye. The
Code's author, possibly to be identified with a rebellious
metropolitan mentioned in the letters of Patriarch Iso'-yahb III,
aims to clarify theoretical scriptural law, and to address specific
cases of inheritance law.
During the 6th century AD, Isho'yahb I, Patriarch of the Church of
the East, produced a code of law dealing with questions raised by
Bishop Jacob of Darai in the Gulf. Perennial Church issues include
priestly conducts, ecclesiastical rankings, and ordinations. Legal
matters for the faithful concern wills, marriages, vows, lending at
interest, and swearing. Most interesting are names of church
architecture that the Code gives, including bema, diaconicon, and
qestroma, terms that are still used today.
This volume, a contribution to the emergent interdisciplinary field
of Kurdish Studies, is an engagement with the politics, culture and
history of the Kurds. Sections of the book treat the Kurds in
medieval and modern history, including the contemporary 'Arab
Spring', as well as their language, culture and geography and
historiographical issues. Individual chapters focus on the rich
cultural history of the Kurds, their language, literary history,
their political struggle for self-determination and the
participation of women in the resistance movement, and on the
encounters of missionaries with Kurdish society as well as on the
poetics and politics of the Kurds and Palestinians. The first
section examines the contribution to Kurdish scholarship of
Professor Amir Hassanpour to Kurdish scholarship, and this
anthology is dedicated to his memory. Professor Hassanpour was a
prominent Marxist scholar whose revolutionary commitment to
preserve, enrich and expand Kurdish history, culture and struggle
is inspirational.
A refereed journal published annually by the Canadian Society for
Syriac Studies.
JCSSS is a refereed journal published annually by the Canadian
Society for Syriac Studies Inc. (CSSS), located at the Department
of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations, University of Toronto,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada. JCSSS contains the transcripts of public
lectures presented at the CSSS and possibly other articles and book
reviews. JCSSS focuses on the vast Syriac literature, which is
rooted in the same soil from which the ancient Mesopotamian and
biblical literatures sprung; on Syriac art that bears Near Eastern
characteristics as well as Byzantine and Islamic influences; and on
archaeology, unearthing in the Middle East and the rest of Asia and
China the history of the Syriac-speaking people: Assyrians,
Chaldeans, Maronites and Catholic and Orthodox Syriacs. Modern
Syriac Christianity and contemporary vernacular Aramaic dialects
are also the focus of JCSSS. The languages of the Journal are
English, French and German, and quotations from ancient sources are
given in the original languages and in translation. The articles
are interdisciplinary and scholarly; the Editorial Committee brings
together scholars from four American, Canadian, and European
universities. The CSSS that publishes JCSSS was founded in 1999 at
the University of Toronto, Department of Near and Middle Eastern
Civilizations, as part of the latter's academic programme in
Aramaic and Syriac languages and literatures. It was incorporated
under the Canada Corporations Act in January 23, 1999. This volume
includes articles by Alain Desreumaux, Alexander Treiger, Reagan
Patrick, Narmin Muhammad Amin 'Ali, Amir Harrak, and Sihaam Khan.
Michael the Great was elected patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox
church in a most instable period. He nevertheless, found time,
clarity of mind, and determination to write a voluminous world
chronicle, which he completed four years before he died in November
7, 1199. The present edition and its translation begin with Book XV
and end with Book XXI, the last Book in the Chronicle, thereby
covering more than 160 years, from AD 1031 to AD 1195.
Narsai's memra 33 is made of 12 by 12 syllables, and its title "On
the Sanctification of the Church" suggests that it was written for
the feast of the Dedication of the Church celebrated by the Church
of the East to this day on the first of November. The memra names
the Church of the Nations the Bride of the Bridegroom Christ. The
Church had a pagan origin but Christ chose her to become his bride.
He thus saved her through his suffering, cleansed her with baptism,
prepared the bridal feast for her through the Eucharist, and
crowned her victory over all the nations.
A refereed journal published annually by the Canadian Society for
Syriac Studies.
A refereed journal published annually by the Canadian Society for
Syriac Studies. This volume includes articles by Robert Kitchen,
Khalid Dinno, Nima Jamali, Amir Harrak, Vincent van Vossel and Tala
Jarjour.
This edition of Mar Jacob of Sarug's (d. 521) homily on Partaking
in the Holy Mysteries is one of Jacob's memre on the sacraments. In
this homily, Jacob is shocked that some of his congregants are
leaving the service early, before the eucharist has been
celebrated. He emphasizes the importance of the liturgical
celebrations for a Christian life in a message still applicable
today. The volume constitutes a fascicle of The Metrical Homilies
of Mar Jacob of Sarug, which, when complete, will contain the
original Syriac text of Jacob's surviving sermons, fully vocalized,
alongside an annotated English translation.
Jacob of Serugh's "Mimro 95" details the significance of the
Eucharist and spiritual benefit for participants. Harrak divides
verses of this commentary in order to relate stages of liturgy
within the Pre-Anaphoric and Anaphoric services of 6th century
Syriac worship.
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