The Syriac Renaissance

de Herman G. B. Teule, R. B. ter Haar Romeny, J. J. van Ginkel

"The Syriac Renaissance (11th-13th cent.) is a period which has received relatively little attention as such. Traditionally, the focus of attention has been on the literary production of individual authors as Barhebraeus or ʻAbdišoʼ bar Brikhā, without trying to study them in relation with other contemporary authors or within the context of the general theological, cultural and artistic orientations of this period. For this reason, the aim of the Expert Meeting was: to complete the picture of this presumed Renaissance by presenting the works of less known authors such as Khamis Bar Qardahe, Ghiwarghis Warda, Michael Badoqa, Abu Ghalib and Dioscorus d-Gozarto...; to discuss the works of better known authors such as Michael the Syrian, Barhebraeus and ʻAbdišoʼ bar Brikha from the intercultural, interreligious and interconfessional perspectives of this period...; to invistigate whether these perspectives can also be found in the field of biblical interpretation, manuscript production, church construction, etc....; to draw the attention to comparable developments among the Copts and Armenians...."--P. [4] of cover.