Blake Hartung, J. Edward Walters, Joshua Falconer, St. Ephrem the Syrian Songs for the Fast and Pascha 9780813235738

Варианты приобретения

Цена: 37620.00T
Кол-во:
о цене
Наличие: Отсутствует.
Возможна поставка под заказ. Дата поступления на склад уточняется после оформления заказа

Добавить в корзину

в Мои желания

Автор: Blake Hartung, J. Edward Walters, Joshua Falconer, St. Ephrem the Syrian
Название: Songs for the Fast and Pascha
ISBN: 9780813235738
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
Классификация:

Духовная и культовая музыка

Римский католицизм, Римская Католическая церковь

ISBN-10: 0813235731
Обложка/Формат: Hardback
Страницы: 450
Вес: 0.26 кг.
Дата издания: 28.02.2023
Серия: Fathers of the church series
Язык: English
Размер: 23.39 x 15.60 x 1.60 cm
Ключевые слова: Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church,Sacred & religious music, RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic
Рейтинг:
Поставляется из: Англии
Описание: Among the writers of the Syriac Christian tradition, none is as renowned as St. Ephrem of Nisibis (ca. 307–373), known to much of the later Christian world simply as the Syrian. The great majority of Ephrems works are poetry, with the madraše (teaching songs) especially prominent.

This volume presents English translations of four complete madraše cycles of Ephrem: On the Fast, On the Unleavened Bread, On the Crucifixion, and On the Resurrection. These collections include some of the most liturgically oriented songs in Ephrems corpus, and, as such, provide a window into the celebration of Lent and Easter in the Syriac-speaking churches of northern Mesopotamia in the fourth century. Even more significantly, they represent some of the oldest surviving poetry composed for these liturgical seasons in the entire Christian tradition. Not only are the liturgical occasions of the springtime months a source of colorful imagery in these texts, but Ephrem also employs traditional motifs of warm weather, spring rainstorms, and revived vegetation, which likely reflect Hellenistic literary influences.

Like all of Ephrems poetry, these songs express early Christian theology in language that is symbolic, terse, and vibrant. They are rich with biblical allusions and references, especially to the Exodus and Passion narratives. They also reveal a contested religious environment in which Ephrem strove to promote the Christian Pascha and Christian interpretations of Scripture over and against those of Jewish communities in the region, thus maintaining firm boundaries around the identity and practices of the churches.
Дополнительное описание: Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church|Sacred and religious music

Songs for the Fast and Pascha, Blake Hartung, J. Edward Walters, Joshua Falconer, St. Ephrem the Syrian