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Ê¿Aá¸dÄ«Å¡ÅÊ¿ of Gazarta: Patriarch, Poet and Scribe
East Syriac Poetry and Manuscript Culture of the Ottoman Period
Series: - Texts and Studies in Eastern Christianity, Volume: 39
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Ê¿Aá¸dÄ«Å¡ÅÊ¿ of Gazarta: Patriarch, Poet and Scribe focuses on the literary legacy of the prominent East Syrian poet and churchman who lived in the 16th century. The role of Ê¿Aá¸dÄ«Å¡ÅÊ¿ of Gazarta for East Syriac ecclesiastical poetry is significant. He was the second patriarch of the Chaldean Church and the founder of its literary tradition.
This book also explores for the first time the manuscript autographs of Ê¿Aá¸dÄ«Å¡ÅÊ¿ of Gazarta, previously unavailable to scholars. In addition, many of this authorâs poetic texts are critically published and translated for the first time.
This book also explores for the first time the manuscript autographs of Ê¿Aá¸dÄ«Å¡ÅÊ¿ of Gazarta, previously unavailable to scholars. In addition, many of this authorâs poetic texts are critically published and translated for the first time.
Anton D. Pritula, Ph.D. (2001), Hab. (2021), is Curator and Lead Researcher in the Oriental Department at the Hermitage Museum (St. Petersburg), and Professor and Chief Research Fellow in the Institute for Oriental and Classical Studies, HSE University (Moscow). He has published monographs and articles on the culture of the Christian communities in the Islamic Middle East, including The Warda: An East Syriac Hymnological Collection. Study and Critical Edition (Harrassowitz Verlag, 2015).
Acknowledgments
List of Figures and Tables
Introduction
â1âObjectives and Structure
â2âThe Chaldean Church: Historical Context and Use of the Term
â3âChaldean Church Manuscript Collections: Physical and Digital
1 Ê¿Aá¸dÄ«Å¡ÅÊ¿ of Gazarta: Founder of the Chaldean Church Literary Tradition
â1âBiography
â2âPoetic Heritage: General Overview
2 Manuscripts Written by Ê¿Aá¸dÄ«Å¡ÅÊ¿ of Gazarta and the Information They Contain
â1âOverview of Manuscripts
â2âManuscript SMMJ 116
â3âManuscript DCA 65 of Metrical Grammar
â4âManuscript of Metrical Grammar Copied by Ê¿Aá¹á¹ÄyÄ (Ê¿Aá¹á¹ÄyÄ) from Ê¿Aá¸dÄ«Å¡ÅÊ¿âs Vorlage â¦
â5âBilingual Manuscript SMMJ 159
â6âÊ¿Aá¸dÄ«Å¡ÅÊ¿ of Gazartaâs Note: Reconstructing His Personal Library
3 Ê¿Aá¸dÄ«Å¡ÅÊ¿ of Gazarta and His Contemporaries: Poetic Communication in the Church
â1âPoems by Ê¿Aá¸dÄ«Å¡ÅÊ¿ of Gazarta Dedicated to the Popes of Rome
â2âPoems by Ê¿Aá¸dÄ«Å¡ÅÊ¿ on Contemporary Poets: The Gazarta Literary Circle
4 Liturgical Poems by Ê¿Aá¸dÄ«Å¡ÅÊ¿ of Gazarta
â1âLiturgical Poems by Ê¿Aá¸dÄ«Å¡ÅÊ¿ of Gazarta: Main Forms and Types
â2âPoems on MÄr QÅ«ryÄqÅs
â3âShort Poetic Prayers
5 Poems Written in Ê¿Aá¸dÄ«Å¡ÅÊ¿âs Hand: the Question of Authorship
â1âPoems Written in Ê¿Aá¸dÄ«Å¡ÅÊ¿âs Hand with Indication of his Authorship (SMMJ 159 and SMMJ 116)
â2âAutograph Poems by Ê¿Aá¸dÄ«Å¡ÅÊ¿ of Gazarta Also Found in Other Manuscripts
â3âShort Poems in the Manuscript of the Metrical Grammar (DCA 65)
â4âAttribution of Anonymous Poems in Autograph Manuscripts: General Conclusions
6 The Later Life of Manuscripts Written by Ê¿Aá¸dÄ«Å¡ÅÊ¿ of Gazarta (SMMJ 159 and DCA 65): Pilgrim Poetry of the Ottoman Period
â1âPoetry and Pilgrimage in Ottoman Times
â2âPilgrim Poems by Ê¿Aá¸dÄ«Å¡ÅÊ¿ of ÄṯÄl (Jerusalem, 1644)
â3âPoetic Pilgrim Note by Hermez and ṬalyÄ of ḤaḵmÄ«yÄ (Jerusalem, 1654/5)
â4âPoems by ṬalyÄ of QÅ«rÄnÄ (?) (Monastery of Jacob the Recluse)
Conclusions
Appendix 1: List of Poems Ascribed to Ê¿Aá¸dÄ«Å¡ÅÊ¿ of Gazarta in Extant Manuscripts
Appendix 2: List of the Manuscripts Used
Bibliography
Index
List of Figures and Tables
Introduction
â1âObjectives and Structure
â2âThe Chaldean Church: Historical Context and Use of the Term
â3âChaldean Church Manuscript Collections: Physical and Digital
1 Ê¿Aá¸dÄ«Å¡ÅÊ¿ of Gazarta: Founder of the Chaldean Church Literary Tradition
â1âBiography
â2âPoetic Heritage: General Overview
2 Manuscripts Written by Ê¿Aá¸dÄ«Å¡ÅÊ¿ of Gazarta and the Information They Contain
â1âOverview of Manuscripts
â2âManuscript SMMJ 116
â3âManuscript DCA 65 of Metrical Grammar
â4âManuscript of Metrical Grammar Copied by Ê¿Aá¹á¹ÄyÄ (Ê¿Aá¹á¹ÄyÄ) from Ê¿Aá¸dÄ«Å¡ÅÊ¿âs Vorlage â¦
â5âBilingual Manuscript SMMJ 159
â6âÊ¿Aá¸dÄ«Å¡ÅÊ¿ of Gazartaâs Note: Reconstructing His Personal Library
3 Ê¿Aá¸dÄ«Å¡ÅÊ¿ of Gazarta and His Contemporaries: Poetic Communication in the Church
â1âPoems by Ê¿Aá¸dÄ«Å¡ÅÊ¿ of Gazarta Dedicated to the Popes of Rome
â2âPoems by Ê¿Aá¸dÄ«Å¡ÅÊ¿ on Contemporary Poets: The Gazarta Literary Circle
4 Liturgical Poems by Ê¿Aá¸dÄ«Å¡ÅÊ¿ of Gazarta
â1âLiturgical Poems by Ê¿Aá¸dÄ«Å¡ÅÊ¿ of Gazarta: Main Forms and Types
â2âPoems on MÄr QÅ«ryÄqÅs
â3âShort Poetic Prayers
5 Poems Written in Ê¿Aá¸dÄ«Å¡ÅÊ¿âs Hand: the Question of Authorship
â1âPoems Written in Ê¿Aá¸dÄ«Å¡ÅÊ¿âs Hand with Indication of his Authorship (SMMJ 159 and SMMJ 116)
â2âAutograph Poems by Ê¿Aá¸dÄ«Å¡ÅÊ¿ of Gazarta Also Found in Other Manuscripts
â3âShort Poems in the Manuscript of the Metrical Grammar (DCA 65)
â4âAttribution of Anonymous Poems in Autograph Manuscripts: General Conclusions
6 The Later Life of Manuscripts Written by Ê¿Aá¸dÄ«Å¡ÅÊ¿ of Gazarta (SMMJ 159 and DCA 65): Pilgrim Poetry of the Ottoman Period
â1âPoetry and Pilgrimage in Ottoman Times
â2âPilgrim Poems by Ê¿Aá¸dÄ«Å¡ÅÊ¿ of ÄṯÄl (Jerusalem, 1644)
â3âPoetic Pilgrim Note by Hermez and ṬalyÄ of ḤaḵmÄ«yÄ (Jerusalem, 1654/5)
â4âPoems by ṬalyÄ of QÅ«rÄnÄ (?) (Monastery of Jacob the Recluse)
Conclusions
Appendix 1: List of Poems Ascribed to Ê¿Aá¸dÄ«Å¡ÅÊ¿ of Gazarta in Extant Manuscripts
Appendix 2: List of the Manuscripts Used
Bibliography
Index
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