Sahner, Christian C.

Among the ruins: Syria past and present

by Sahner, Christian C.

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Sahner offers a poignant account of Syria, where the past profoundly shapes its dreadful present. Ancient, medieval, and modern times converge in a narrative of a country in constant flux.

Among the ruins: Syria past and present

by Sahner, Christian C.

0 Type: Book

Sahner offers a poignant account of Syria, where the past profoundly shapes its dreadful present. Ancient, medieval, and modern times converge in a narrative of a country in constant flux.

Cultures in motion: studies in the Medieval and early modern periods

by Uniwersytet Jagielloński., Wydawnictwo, Sahner, Christian C.

fromByzantina et Slavica Cracoviensia

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This volume offers a collection of thirteen studies on the subject of intercultural contact and exchange in the medieval and early modern periods. The aim of the authors was to approach this phenomenon as broadly as possible, and the resulting volume is, therefore, a fusion of d…

Monasticism was a central feature of Christian religious life in the pre-modern Middle East and made an enduring impact on the Islamic world. 1. Before Islam Ancient monasticism took many forms. The solitary, anchoritic variety is most closely associated with Anthony the Great (…