| Gregory Barhebraeus Ethicon (Memra I): T. Contributor(s): Teule, Hgb (Author) |
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ISBN: 9042905875 ISBN-13: 9789042905870 Publisher: Peeters OUR PRICE: $69.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1993 Annotation: The first book of the Ethicon of Gregory Barhebraeus (d. 1286) contains a description of a number of ascetical practices such as the manner of saying prayers, reading spiritual books, reciting psalms, fasting, living in seclusion, pilgrimage, etc.. Barhebraeus' description is partly based on Greek and Syriac authors on the spiritual life. The originality of the work, however, lies in it being influenced by Islamic authors such as Al-Ghazali and B. Sina. This influence causes Barhebraeus to pay attention to basically Islamic concepts as sama, dhikr, etc. identification of the sources. In a special appendix one finds the parallel texts of Al-Ghazali's Ilhya 'u -m aldin and the first book of Barhebraeus' Ethicon (Peeters 1993) |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - History - Language Arts & Disciplines |
| Series: Corpus Scriptorum Christianorum Orientalium, Scriptores Syri |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.3" W x 9.4" (0.65 lbs) 131 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Theometrics - Academic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The first book of the Ethicon of Gregory Barhebraeus (d. 1286) contains a description of a number of ascetical practices such as the manner of saying prayers, reading spiritual books, reciting psalms, fasting, living in seclusion, pilgrimage, etc.. Barhebraeus' description is partly based on Greek and Syriac authors on the spiritual life. The originality of the work, however, lies in it being influenced by Islamic authors such as Al-Ghazali and B. Sina. This influence causes Barhebraeus to pay attention to basically Islamic concepts as sama, dhikr, etc. Much attention is given to the identification of the sources. In a special appendix one finds the parallel texts of Al-Ghazali's Ilhya 'ulum aldin and the first book of Barhebraeus' Ethicon. |