A cultural history of Aramaic : from the beginnings to the advent of Islam /

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Author / Creator:	Gzella, Holger, 1974-
Imprint:	Boston : Brill, [2015] ©2015
Description:	1 online resource.
Language:	English
Series:	Handbook of Oriental Studies, Section 1 The Near and Middle East, 0169-9423 ; volume 111 Handbuch der Orientalistik. Erste Abteilung, Nahe und der Mittlere Osten ; 111.
Subject:	Aramaic language -- Social aspects. Aramaic language -- History. Aramaic language. Middle East -- History. Middle East. History. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11906965

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ISBN:	9789004285101 9004285105 1322630518 9781322630519 9789004285095 (Hardback) 9004285091 (Hardback)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	Aramaic is a constant thread running through the various civilizations of the Near East, ancient and modern, from 1000 BCE to the present, and has been the language of small principalities, world empires, and a fair share of the Jewish-Christian tradition. Holger Gzella describes its cultural and linguistic history as a continuous evolution from its beginnings to the advent of Islam. For the first time the individual phases of the language, their socio-historical underpinnings, and the textual sources are discussed comprehensively in light of the latest linguistic and historical research and with ample attention to scribal traditions, multilingualism, and language as a marker of cultural self-awareness. Many new observations on Aramaic are thereby integrated into a coherent historical framework.
Other form:	Print version: Gzella, Holger, 1974- Cultural history of Aramaic 9789004285095

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