The Churches are Empty, the Priests are Silent: Rewriting Ritual in Pandemic Times

The necrosima, a collection of 85 Syriac funerary hymns ascribed to Ephrem the Syrian, encompasses poetry in a variety of metres, commemorating Christians of all ages, genders, social stations, and professional backgrounds. Four of the madrāshê, moreover, distinguish themselves by attending to death...

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Main Author: Doerfler, Maria E. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Mohr Siebeck 2022
In: Religion in the Roman empire
Year: 2022, Volume: 8, Issue: 3, Pages: 337-364
Further subjects:B Hymnography
B John of Ephesus
B Ephrem
B Disaster
B Pandemic
B Lament
B Justinianic Plague
B Syriac
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