Missionary stories and the formation of the Syriac churches
"This book analyzes the hagiographic traditions of six missionary saints in the Syriac heritage: Thomas, Addai, Mari, Simeon of Beth Arsham, Jacob Baradaeus, and Ahoudemmeh. Saint-Laurent studies a body of legends about missionaries' voyages in the Syrian Orient and illustrates their share...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Oakland, California
University of California Press
c 2015
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| In: |
The transformation of the classical heritage (55)
Year: 2015 |
| Series/Journal: | The transformation of the classical heritage
55 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Syriac churches
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| Further subjects: | B
Syriac Christian saints
Biography
History and criticism
B Missionaries (Middle East) Biography History and criticism B Missionaries Biography History and criticism Middle East B Thesis B Christian hagiography History To 1500 B Christian hagiography History To 1500 |
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