The wisdom of the pearlers: an anthology of Syriac Christian mysticism

The mystic pearlers, an introduction: The mystic pearlers ; The song of the pearl ; The desert ascetics ; Evagrios Pontikos ; Esaias of Sketis ; Makarios the Great ; Dionysios the Areopagite ; Aphrahat the Persian ; Ephrem the Syrian ; The Book of degrees ; Adelphios of Edessa ; John the Solitary ;...

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Contributors: Colless, Brian (Other)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Kalamazoo, Mich. Cistercian Publ. c 2008
In: Cistercian studies series (216)
Year: 2008
Series/Journal:Cistercian studies series 216
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Syriac Church Fathers / Mysticism
Further subjects:B Fathers of the church, Syriac
B Mysticism
B Christian literature, Early Syriac authors
B Mysticism Syrian Church
B Spring
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Summary:The mystic pearlers, an introduction: The mystic pearlers ; The song of the pearl ; The desert ascetics ; Evagrios Pontikos ; Esaias of Sketis ; Makarios the Great ; Dionysios the Areopagite ; Aphrahat the Persian ; Ephrem the Syrian ; The Book of degrees ; Adelphios of Edessa ; John the Solitary ; Philoxenos of Mabbug ; Stephen bar Sudaili ; Abraham of Nathpar ; Gregorios the Hermit ; Sahdona-Martyrios ; Simon Taibutheh ; Isaac of Nineveh ; Dadisho Qatraya ; Joseph the Visionary ; John the Venerable ; Abraham bar Dashandad ; Gregory bar Hebraeus -- The anthology: The song of the pearl ; Aphrahat the Persian ; Ephrem the Syrian ; The book of degrees ; Adelphios of Edessa ; John the Solitary ; Philoxenos of Mabbug ; Stephen bar Sudaili ; Sahdona-Martyrios ; Simon Taibutheh ; Isaac of Nineveh ; Dadisho Qatraya ; Joseph the Visionary ; John the Venerable ; Abraham bar Dashandad ; Gregory bar Hebraeus
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-210) and indexes
Includes, among numerous other texts, an English translation of the Hymn of the soul (p. 109-115)
ISBN:0879073160