{"product_id":"the-marvels-found-in-the-sergey-minov-9781800640337","title":"The Marvels Found in the Great Cities and in the Seas and on the Islands: A Representative of 'A\u0026#487;\u0026#257;'ib Literature in Syriac","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis volume presents the original text, accompanied by an English translation and commentary, of a hitherto unpublished Syriac composition, entitled the \u003cem\u003eMarvels Found in the Great Cities and in the Seas and on the Islands\u003c\/em\u003e. Produced by an unknown East Syrian Christian author during the late medieval or early modern period, this work offers a loosely organized catalogue of marvellous events, phenomena, and objects, natural as well as human-made, found throughout the world. The \u003cem\u003eMarvels \u003c\/em\u003eis a unique composition in that it bears witness to the creative adoption by Syriac Christians of the paradoxographical literary mode of \u003cem\u003e'aǧā'ib\u003c\/em\u003e that enjoyed great popularity among their Arabic- and Persian-speaking Muslim neighbours. In this composition, the East Syrian author blends together a number of different paradoxographical traditions: some inherited from the earlier Christian works in Syriac, such as the \u003cem\u003eAlexander Romance\u003c\/em\u003e, some borrowed directly or indirectly from Muslim geographical and other works, and some, apparently, circulating as a part of local oral lore. Combining entertainment and didacticism, he provides his audience with a fascinating panorama of imaginary geography, which at the same time has unmistakable Christian features.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition makes a fascinating Syriac work available to a wider audience, and provides detailed insights into the rich assortment of traditions creatively woven together by its author. Thanks to the combination of the original text, English translation and commentary, it will be of interest to scholars and readers alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sergey Minov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1800640331\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781800640337\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Book Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/22\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.75d","brand":"Sergey Minov","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48453931041023,"sku":"9781800640337","price":51.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ee24f1de-5cf3-4b4c-811d-da5ba7f7922a.jpg?v=1777303098","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-marvels-found-in-the-sergey-minov-9781800640337","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}