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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Mohr Siebeck
2022
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Religion in the Roman empire
Year: 2022, Volume: 8, Issue: 3, Pages: 337-364 |
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Hymnography
B John of Ephesus B Ephrem B Disaster B Pandemic B Lament B Justinianic Plague B Syriac |
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