From Ugarit to Nabataea is a collection of articles on the texts and cultures of various Near and Middle Eastern societies such as Ugarit, Ancient North Arabia, Nabatea, Palmyra, Edessa, the monasteries of Mesopotamia, and modern day Syriac-speaking communities. They include discussion of the religious beliefs, iconography, epigraphy, architecture and language of these societies – fields to which John F. Healey has contributed in his long, distinguished and varied career.
SKU (ISBN): 978-1-4632-0180-7
Publication Status: In Print
Publication Date: Apr 6,2012
Interior Color: Black with Color Inserts
Trim Size: 6 x 9
Page Count: 313
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-4632-0180-7
From Ugarit to Nabataea is a collection of articles on the texts and cultures of various Near and Middle Eastern societies. The volume is offered in honor of John F. Healey, by his friends and former students, whose studies cover a vast range from Ugarit, to Ancient North Arabia, Nabataea, Palmyra, Edessa, the monasteries of Mesopotamia, and to modern-day Syriac speaking communities. They include discussion of the religious beliefs, iconography, epigraphy, architecture and language of these societies – fields to which John F. Healey has contributed in his long, distinguished and varied career. This volume includes contributions from Hatoon Al-Fassi, Zeyad Al-Salameen, Hamad Bin Seray, Sebastian Brock, Amir Harrak, Hani Hayajneh, George A. Kiraz, Laïla Nehme, Dennis Pardee, Lucy Wadeson and Robert Wenning.
George A. Kiraz is the director of Beth Mardutho (The Syriac Institute) and Editor-in-Chief of Gorgias Press. Zeyad Al-Salameen is an Associate Professor at the Department of History and Archaeology at the United Arab Emirates University.
