East Syrian Networks in Constantinople: Mar Aba, Paul the Persian, and the Sleepless Monks
Mar Aba and Paul the Persian, two theologians from Persia, traveled to and lived in Constantinople in the first half of the sixth century. During their journey and stay, they used and were supported by an East Syrian network already existing in the capital. The present study focuses on the Sleepless...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2021
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Journal of early Christian studies
Year: 2021, Volume: 29, Issue: 2, Pages: 237-259 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Aba, I., Nestorianische Kirche, Katholikos -552
/ Paul the Persian ca. 6. Jh.
/ Constantinople
/ Syrians
/ Acoimetae
/ Reception
/ Iunilius, Africanus -552
/ Cassiodorus, Flavius Magnus Aurelius 490-583
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity KAD Church history 500-900; early Middle Ages KBL Near East and North Africa KCA Monasticism; religious orders |
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| Summary: | Mar Aba and Paul the Persian, two theologians from Persia, traveled to and lived in Constantinople in the first half of the sixth century. During their journey and stay, they used and were supported by an East Syrian network already existing in the capital. The present study focuses on the Sleepless monks, one of the key elements of this network, and their connections with Syrian, Greek, and Latin worlds, including Leontius of Byzantium and Cassiodorus. |
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| ISSN: | 1086-3184 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of early Christian studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/earl.2021.0021 |