ʿAḇdīšōʿ of Gazarta: Patriarch, Poet and Scribe: East Syriac Poetry and Manuscript Culture of the Ottoman Period (Texts and Studies in Eastern Christianity, 39)

Book info: ʿAḇdīšōʿ of Gazarta: Patriarch, Poet and Scribe: East Syriac Poetry and Manuscript Culture of the Ottoman Period (Texts and Studies in Eastern Christianity, 39) (Hardcover, 312 pages) – Brill, 2025. Language: English.

ʿAḇdīšōʿ 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 ʿAḇdīšōʿ 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 ʿAḇdīšōʿ of Gazarta, previously unavailable to scholars. In addition, many of this author’s poetic texts are critically published and translated for the first time. Editorial Reviews About the Author 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).