Essays about: "Syriac"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the word Syriac.

1. 1. Comparative study of the communal variations in the dialect of Aleppo (with focus on that of the Syriac Quarter) with notes on the Aramaic substrate of the dialect

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

   Author : Edy Touma; [2023]
   Keywords : Aleppo dialect; Christian variety; Syriac Quarter;

   Abstract :  This study explores the linguistic characteristics of the Arabic dialect spoken in Ḥayy ə-s-səryān, also known as the ‘Syriac Quarter’ in Aleppo city, within the context of the city's diverse demographic makeup. The Aleppo dialect, a Levantine dialect spoken by various religious and social groups, is used by Christians and Muslims as their everyday language. READ MORE

3. 2. The development of the night office in the Šḥimō according to the manuscripts of Mor Gabriel monastery (1474-1900) : A study in liturgical change

   University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för östkyrkliga studier

   Author : Johan Andersson; [2023]
   Keywords : Liturgy of the hours; Vigilia; Night office; Syriac; Syrian Orthodox; Liturgical development; Šḥimō; Fenqiṯō; Mor Gabriel monastery; Tur-’Abdin;

   Abstract : This thesis tries to answer the question of how the night office sluthō d-lilyō has developed in the Syrian Orthodox Antiochian tradition as it is expressed in the Syrian Orthodox prayerbook of ܫܚܝܡܐ Šḥimō - which is the prayerbook used on ordinary weekdays and Saturdays throughout the liturgical year except for the great Lent. One of the main liturgical scholars of the 20th century, Robert F. READ MORE

4. 3. The Shhimo of 1890 and 1934 - Uniformity or diversity?

   University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för östkyrkliga studier

   Author : Johan Andersson; [2021]
   Keywords : Shhimo; Ephrem Barsoum; Syrian Orthodox; Dayro d-Kurkmo; Liturgy of the hours; Edessa; Tur -abdin; Syriac Aramaic; Syriac manuscripts;

   Abstract : The ܫܚܝܡܐ Shhimo is the prayer book for normal weekdays of the Syrian Orthodox Church and it was officially printed for the first time in Dayro d-Kurkmo (Dayr Al-Zafaran) in 1890 with a printing press that Patriarch Ignatius Peter IV (+ 1894) had received in 1874 thanks to his visit to London and the Anglican Church. Prior to 1890 Shhimo was a diverse tradition expressed with different manuscripts in different monasteries showing a diverse use of different prayers and costumes. READ MORE

5. 4. Narsai & Jacob : A Comparative analysis of two 5-6th century Syriac patristic authors’ hermeneutical interpretation on Christology

   University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för östkyrkliga studier

   Author : Gabriel Ibrahim; [2021]
   Keywords : Syrian theology; patristics; christology; Narsai of Nisibis; Jacob of Serugh;

   Abstract : During the 5th-6th century multiple clashes of theological debate engulfed the Roman empire after the heated council controversies of Ephesus and Chalcedon. The aftermath sparked factions and formulated alliances dependent on their hermeneutical and dogmatic positions. READ MORE

6. 5. "I am not Arab, I am Syriac!" : A thematic analysis on Assyrians/Syriacs who arrived in Sweden between 2008 and 2019

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Jessica Vidberg; [2021]
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