CHAPTER 3. THE PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT OF SALLARA’S WORLD

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. TABLE OF CONTENTS v
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii
4. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ix
5. CHAPTER 1. THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF THE LIFE OF SALLARA AND HIS MOTHER ELISHBAH 1
6. CHAPTER 2. THE EXPANSION OF EAST SYRIAN MONASTICISM DURING SALLARA’S LIFETIME 17
7. CHAPTER 3. THE PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT OF SALLARA’S WORLD 43
8. CHAPTER 4. THE MONASTERY OF MAR YOḤANNAN ṬAYYAYA: A CASE STUDY FOR THE UNDERSTANDING OF SYRIAC MONASTICISM IN MOUNT IZLA 73
9. CHAPTER 5. EDITION AND TRANSLATION OF THE LIFE OF SALLARA AND HIS MOTHER ELISHBAH 101
10. BIBLIOGRAPHY 217
11. INDEX 235