The Syriac legend of Alexander's gate : apocalypticism at the crossroads of Byzantium and Iran / Tommaso Tesei.

"The Syriac text entitled Neṣḥānā d-Aleksandrōs (also known as Syriac Alexander Legend) is a seminal text for late Christian and Muslim apocalyptic traditions. Containing the earliest recorded versions of literary motifs that would become central to the medieval apocalyptic tradition, it r...

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Main Author: Tesei, Tommaso (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024]
Series:Oxford studies in late antiquity.
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