Western Anti-Judaism Goes East: Syriac Reception of the Miracles of the Virgin
The article explores history of the reception of anti-Jewish hagiographical traditions of Western origin among Syriac Christians during the Islamic period by focusing on the textual tradition of the Miracles of the Virgin, a Western collection of Marian legends that was translated into Arabic during...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2024
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Scrinium
Year: 2024, Volume: 20, Issue: 1, Pages: 291-319 |
| RelBib Classification: | BH Judaism CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations KAC Church history 500-1500; Middle Ages KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBL Near East and North Africa NBJ Mariology |
| Further subjects: | B
Syriac Literature
B Anti-judaism B Hagiography B Mary |
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| Summary: | The article explores history of the reception of anti-Jewish hagiographical traditions of Western origin among Syriac Christians during the Islamic period by focusing on the textual tradition of the Miracles of the Virgin, a Western collection of Marian legends that was translated into Arabic during the thirteenth century and later on, during the nineteenth century, into Syriac. As an illustration, Syriac text and English translation of two relevant narratives from this work are offered: the Story of a young Frankish Jew and the Story of a Jewish boy. |
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| ISSN: | 1817-7565 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Scrinium
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/18177565-bja10104 |
