Universität Hamburg, Hiob Ludolf Centre for Ethiopian and Eritrean Studies
Erscheinungsjahr:
2022
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Schlagworte:
Syriac Christian Literature
Ethiopian Christian Literature
Arabic Christian Literature
Liturgical tradition
Syriac poetry
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Beschreibung:
This contribution discusses Ralph Lee’s volume Symbolic Interpretations in Ethiopic and Early Syriac Literature, in particular his proposal about what were the channels of cultural transmission between Syriac and Ethiopic Christian literatures which could justify the consistent number of parallels found in the two poetical and liturgical traditions. Lee’s model used to explain these parallels is proved questionable, and an alternative hypothesis is offered: Ephrems’ poetry influenced later Syriac writers and liturgical traditions, which, in turn, experienced a long season of translation from Syriac to Arabic in a broad geographical area. As a consequence of this process, several streams of Ephremian tradition were transferred from the Arabic Christian literatures to the Ethiopic world after the twelfth century.
Lizenzen:
Copyright (c) 2022 Alberto Camplani
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Quellsystem:
Aethiopica - International Journal of Ethiopian and Eritrean Studies