The 24th International Congress of Byzantine Studies

Series | The 24th International Congress of Byzantine Studies | Byzantine Studies
Edited book | Proceedings of the Plenary Sessions
Chapter | Textual Exchanges in Late Antiquity East and South of Byzantium Seen Through an Eastern Christian Lens

Textual Exchanges in Late Antiquity East and South of Byzantium Seen Through an Eastern Christian Lens

Abstract

Scientific and philosophical texts circulated as is expected between the Roman and Sasanian empires as well as more east and west towards Europe and towards India and China. Arabia, though still often absent from the mental map of Late Antiquity, was also involved in exchanges of written texts, mainly letters. It is more surprising to see that religious texts were also discussed in the courts. Byzantium engaged in geopolitical and religious dialogue with its eastern and southern neighbours through clerics who played also a role as ambassadors of knowledge and cultural delegates. Syriac texts written in the eastern Roman empire or east of Byzantium offer a slightly decentred picture of these relations viewed from and beyond the borders of empires.


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Submitted: June 1, 2022 | Accepted: June 28, 2022 | Published Aug. 22, 2022 | Language: en

Keywords Syriac studiesGlobal historyHistory of religionsByzantiumEastern ChristianityCultural historyHistory of sciencesLate antiquitySasanian empire


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