{"product_id":"architecture-and-asceticism-cultural-interaction-between-syria-and-georgia-in-late-antiquity-9789004373631","title":"Architecture and Asceticism: Cultural interaction between Syria and Georgia in Late Antiquity","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Architecture and Asceticism Loosley Leeming presents the first interdisciplinary exploration of Late Antique Syrian-Georgian relations available in English. The author takes an inter-disciplinary approach and examines the question from archaeological, art historical, historical, literary and theological viewpoints to try and explore the relationship as thoroughly as possible. Taking the Georgian belief that ‘Thirteen Syrian Fathers’ introduced monasticism to the country in the sixth century as a starting point, this volume explores the evidence for trade, cultural and religious relations between Syria and the Kingdom of Kartli (what is now eastern Georgia) between the fourth and seventh centuries CE. It considers whether there is any evidence to support the medieval texts and tries to place this posited relationship within a wider regional context.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface   Note on Transliteration   List of Maps   List of Figures   Introduction: Defining the Geographical and Historical Parameters of this Study   Chapter 1: Syrians, Assyrians, Orthodox, Chalcedonians and Monophysites: The Problems of Identifying the Thirteen Fathers   Chapter 2: A Parallel Evolution? Issues in Vernacular Architecture and the Development of Church Building in Syria and Georgia   Chapter 3: The mystery of the missing objects: Do archaeological artefacts and liturgical objects support the story of (As)Syrians in Kartli?   Chapter 4: Symeon and his followers: Stylitism as a cultural trend between Syria and Georgia   Chapter 5: The Evidence Written in Stone: An Evaluation of the Relationship (or not) of Syrian and Georgian Ecclesiastical Architecture   Chapter 6: The Syrian bema and the Georgian Pre-Altar Cross: A Comparison of the Liturgical Furnishings of the Nave in the two Traditions        Chapter 7: An Argument from Silence: The Differing Evidence in the Syriac and Georgian Language Sources   Chapter 8: The Unknown Factors: Evidence from the Cave Monasteries and the Significance of Georgian Vernacular Religion as a Relic of Earlier Ritual Practices   Conclusion   Bibliography","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53210755301719,"sku":"9789004373631","price":131.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/architecture-and-asceticism-cultural-interaction-between-syria-and-georgia-in-late-antiquity-9789004373631","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}