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Death and the afterlife in Syriac Christianity creating social identity and emotional communities Maria E. Doerfler, Yale University, Connecticut
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Doerfler, Maria, Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hymns, Syriac--History and criticism.
- Hymns, Syriac.
- Funeral hymns.
- Death--Religious aspects--Christianity--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600.
- Death.
- Future life--Christianity--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600.
- Future life.
- Death--Religious aspects--Christianity--History of doctrines.
- Future life--Christianity.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 269 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge University Press, 2025.
- Cambridge, United Kingdom New York, NY, USA Cambridge University Press 2026
- Summary:
- "In this book, Maria Doerfler explores a body of literature that has been previously largely ignored: a collection of funerary hymns for Christians, attributed to Ephrem the Syrian. These hymns provide insights not only into Syriac Christian ideas about death and the afterlife, but also into their existence, beliefs, and practices more broadly"-- Provided by publisher
- Contents:
- Ephrem and his legacy
- Eve and her daughters
- The gifts of Jacob
- Wealth and poverty in Syriac Christian writings
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 29, 2025)
- Other Format:
- Print version Doerfler, Maria Death and the afterlife in Syriac Christianity
- Print version :
- ISBN:
- 9781009573771
- 1009573772
- 9781009573795
- 1009573799
- OCLC:
- 1528568677
- Publisher Number:
- CIPO000261312
- CIPO000288613
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