TY - BOOK ID - 16295154 TI - Syriac in its multi-cultural context : First International Syriac Studies Symposium, Martin Artuklu University, Institute of Living Languages 20-22 April 2012, Mardin AU - Teule, Herman AU - Keser-Kayaalp, Elif AU - Akalin, Kutlu AU - Healey, John F. AU - Omay, Serdar Bedii AU - Dorum, Nesim AU - Toprak, Sait AU - Peeters PY - 2017 VL - 23 SN - 9789042931640 9042931647 PB - Leuven Peeters DB - UniCat KW - Christianity KW - Syriac language KW - 281 <063> KW - 281 <063> Eglises orientales--Congressen KW - 281 <063> Oosters christendom--Congressen KW - Eglises orientales--Congressen KW - Oosters christendom--Congressen KW - Conferences - Meetings KW - Christianisme KW - Christianity. KW - Syriac language. KW - Syriaque (Langue) KW - Syria. KW - Semitic languages, Northwest KW - Aramaic language KW - Religions KW - Church history KW - Congresses. KW - Congrès UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:16295154 AB - This volume contains the contributions presented at the First International Syriac Symposium organised by the newly established Artuklu University in Mardin (April 2012). A substantial number of papers are devoted to the history of Syriac Christianity in Mardin itself, or more generally in Eastern Turkey, with contributions by both Turkish and international scholars. The importance of this Symposium should not be underestimated. Not so many years ago, Syriac and Turoyo were forbidden languages in Turkey and were only allowed in the private sphere, not in public. With this publication, the Artuklu University and the Turkish academic world acknowledge the importance of Syriac culture and Syriac language as elements for understanding the history and present-day situation of Eastern Anatolia. ER -