This story may provide proof. History and authority in Syriac excerpt collections and beyond

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2019 - 2023 (lopend)
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Tabgroup

Abstract

Combining intellectual history with material philology, this project studies the authority attributed to histories in Syriac excerpt collections (6-10th c). It uses unstudied material to analyse the intertwining of identity formation and historical narratives, to provide the first cross-cultural study of late antique excerpt collections, and to study the changing status of historical knowledge compared to other types of knowledge.