The life of Sallara and his mother Elishbah / Robert Hoyland and Simon Brelaud.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hoyland, Robert, author.

Brelaud, Simon, author.

Series:

Texts from Christian late antiquity ; Volume 81.

Texts from Christian Late Antiquity Series ; Volume 81

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christianity.

Sallara, approximately 581-approximately 664.

Sallara.

Elishbah, approximately 560-.

Elishbah.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (250 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Piscataway, NJ : Gorgias Press LLC, [2024]

Summary:

"The first ever edition and translation of a biography of Sallara and his mother Elishbah, exploring both its local context - their asceticism and deeds in North Mesopotamia in the early 7th century - and the geopolitical events underway in the Middle East: war between Persia and Byzantium, and the rise of Islam in the region"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Frontmatter

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

CHAPTER 1. THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF THE LIFE OF SALLARA AND HIS MOTHER ELISHBAH

CHAPTER 2. THE EXPANSION OF EAST SYRIAN MONASTICISM DURING SALLARA’S LIFETIME

CHAPTER 3. THE PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT OF SALLARA’S WORLD

CHAPTER 4. THE MONASTERY OF MAR YOḤANNAN ṬAYYAYA: A CASE STUDY FOR THE UNDERSTANDING OF SYRIAC MONASTICISM IN MOUNT IZLA

CHAPTER 5. EDITION AND TRANSLATION OF THE LIFE OF SALLARA AND HIS MOTHER ELISHBAH

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781463248031

1463248032