A cultural history of Aramaic: from the beginnings to the advent of Islam

Aramaic is a constant thread running through the various civilizations of the Near East, ancient and modern, from 1000 BCE to the present, and has been the language of small principalities, world empires, and a fair share of the Jewish-Christian tradition. Holger Gzella describes its cultural and li...

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Main Author: Gzella, Holger 1974- (Author)
Contributors: Soldt, Wilfred Hugo van 1947- (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Boston Brill [2015]
In:Year: 2015
Reviews:[Rezension von: Gzella, Holger, A cultural history of Aramaic : From the beginnings to the advent of Islam] (2019) (Häberl, Ch. G.)
[Rezension von: Gzella, Holger, A cultural history of Aramaic : From the beginnings to the advent of Islam] (2021) (Grassi, Giulia Francesca, 1978 -)
Series/Journal:Handbook of Oriental Studies, Section 1. The Near and Middle East v. 111
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Aramaic language / Culture / Geschichte Anfänge-650
Further subjects:B Aramaic language History
B Middle East History
B Middle East
B FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Arabic
B Electronic books
B History
B Aramaic language Social aspects
B Aramaic language
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Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:Aramaic is a constant thread running through the various civilizations of the Near East, ancient and modern, from 1000 BCE to the present, and has been the language of small principalities, world empires, and a fair share of the Jewish-Christian tradition. Holger Gzella describes its cultural and linguistic history as a continuous evolution from its beginnings to the advent of Islam. For the first time the individual phases of the language, their socio-historical underpinnings, and the textual sources are discussed comprehensively in light of the latest linguistic and historical research and with ample attention to scribal traditions, multilingualism, and language as a marker of cultural self-awareness. Many new observations on Aramaic are thereby integrated into a coherent historical framework
Introduction : Aramaic among the Semitic languages -- The emergence of Aramaic dialects in the Fertile Crescent -- The spread of Aramaic in the Assyrian and Babylonian empires -- Official Aramaic and the Achaemenid chancellery -- Aramaic in the Hellenistic and early Roman near East -- Western Aramaic in late antique Palestine -- Eastern Aramaic in late antique Syria and Mesopotamia -- Epilogue.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1322630518