ʿaḇdīsōʿ Of Gazarta: Patriarch, Poet and Scribe: East Syriac Poetry and Manuscript Culture of the Ot

ʿAḇdīsōʿ of Gazarta: Patriarch, Poet and Scribe focuses on the literary legacy of the prominent East Syrian poet and churchman who lived in the 16th century. The role of ʿAḇdīsōʿ of Gazarta for East Syriac ecclesiastical poetry is significant. He was the second patriarch of the Chaldean Church and the founder of its literary tradition.

This book also explores for the first time the manuscript autographs of ʿAḇdīsōʿ of Gazarta, previously unavailable to scholars. In addition, many of this author's poetic texts are critically published and translated for the first time.