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...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tesei, Tommaso (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024]
Series:Oxford studies in late antiquity.
Subjects:
Online Access:Click for online access

MARC

LEADER 00000cam a2200000 i 4500
001 on1397074609
003 OCoLC
005 20241006213017.0
006 m o d
007 cr cnu---unuuu
008 230928s2024 nyub ob 001 0 eng
010 |a  2023040819 
040 |a DLC  |b eng  |e rda  |c DLC  |d STBDS  |d EBLCP  |d OCLCO  |d N$T  |d YDX  |d OCLCQ  |d OCLCF  |d NUI  |d OCLCO 
020 |a 9780197646892  |q electronic book 
020 |a 0197646891  |q electronic book 
020 |a 9780197646908  |q electronic book 
020 |a 0197646905  |q electronic book 
020 |a 9780197646885  |q electronic book 
020 |a 0197646883  |q electronic book 
020 |z 9780197646878  |q hardcover 
024 7 |a 10.1093/oso/9780197646878.001.0001  |2 doi 
035 |a (OCoLC)1397074609 
042 |a pcc 
050 0 4 |a PN687.A5  |b T47 2024 
049 |a HCDD 
100 1 |a Tesei, Tommaso,  |e author. 
245 1 4 |a The Syriac legend of Alexander's gate :  |b apocalypticism at the crossroads of Byzantium and Iran /  |c Tommaso Tesei. 
264 1 |a New York, NY :  |b Oxford University Press,  |c [2024] 
300 |a 1 online resource (xi, 227 pages) :  |b map. 
336 |a text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a computer  |b c  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a online resource  |b cr  |2 rdacarrier 
490 1 |a Oxford studies in late antiquity 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a Cover -- Series -- The Syriac Legend of Alexander's Gate -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I: The Text and its Context -- 1. The Text, the Story, and Its Sources -- 2. Debates about Dating and Context of the Neṣḥānā d-​Aleksandrōs -- 3. The 940 ag Prophecy -- 4. The Story of Alexander's Gate and the Political Context of the Sixth Century -- 5. The Conflict with Tūbarlaq -- 6. The Syriac Alexander -- Part II: Studies on single themes and motifs -- 7. Alexander, the Danielic Visions, and the Gate against Gog and Magog -- 8. Apocalyptic Ideology 
505 0 |a 9. Alexander's Horns -- 10. The Crown, the Throne, and the Last Roman Emperor -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1: English Translation of the Neṣḥānā d-​Aleksandrōs (According to Budges's Critical Edition) -- Appendix 2: List of Toponyms and Proposed Identifications -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index 
520 |a "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 represents an early witness to an influential political ideology that guided both Byzantine and early Islamic imperial policies. While the scholarly consensus commonly dates the Neshana to the time of Heraclius (r. 610-641 CE), in this book author Tommaso Tesei argues that an earlier version of the text was produced during the reign of Justinian I (r. 527-565). This new historical contextualization of the text enables us to better delineate the role of the Neshana in the development of late antique, politicized, forms of apocalypticism, which assign to the Christian Roman Empire the task of establishing a cosmocratic rule in view of Jesus' Second Coming. In analyzing the contents and the ideology of this seminal text, this volume contributes to our understanding of the origins and developments of important literary motifs of Medieval literature worldwide, such as the characterization of Alexander as a pious prophet-king and the story of the gate that he erected to confine the eschatological nations of Gog and Magog. The Syriac Legend of Alexander's Gate sheds light on lesser-known aspects of political debates in the sixth-century Near East and offers historians a valuable insight into important aspects of Justinian's reign"--  |c Provided by publisher. 
588 |a Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 29, 2023). 
600 0 0 |a Alexander,  |c the Great,  |d 356 B.C.-323 B.C.  |x Romances  |x History and criticism. 
630 0 0 |a Neṣḥānā d-Aleksandrōs. 
600 0 7 |a Alexander,  |c the Great,  |d 356 B.C.-323 B.C.  |2 fast 
650 0 |a Manuscripts, Syriac  |x History  |y To 1500. 
650 0 |a Syriac literature  |x History and criticism. 
650 7 |a Manuscripts, Syriac  |2 fast 
650 7 |a Romances  |2 fast 
650 7 |a Syriac literature  |2 fast 
650 7 |a Literature: history & criticism.  |2 thema 
650 7 |a Literature.  |2 ukslc 
648 7 |a To 1500  |2 fast 
655 7 |a Criticism, interpretation, etc.  |2 fast 
655 7 |a History  |2 fast 
730 0 2 |a Neṣḥānā d-Aleksandrōs.  |l English. 
776 0 8 |i Print version:  |a Tesei, Tommaso.  |t Syriac legend of Alexander's gate  |d New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2024  |z 9780197646878  |w (DLC) 2023040818 
830 0 |a Oxford studies in late antiquity. 
856 4 0 |u https://holycross.idm.oclc.org/login?auth=cas&url=https://academic.oup.com/book/51697  |y Click for online access 
903 |a OUP-SOEBA 
994 |a 92  |b HCD