A Syriac Non-Orthodox View of Seventh-Century Events in the Near East

A Syriac Non-Orthodox View of Seventh-Century Events in the Near East

 

Monday, April 3, 2017 | 6 p.m.

Rose Hill Campus | O’Hare Special Collections Room | Walsh Library 4th Floor | 441 East Fordham Road | Bronx, NY

Lecture by Muriel Debié

Professor at the École Pratique des Hautes Études in Paris

Syriac non-orthodox literature offers a different view of the seventh century from the one presented by Byzantine Orthodox and Islamic sources. Questioning the Sasanid and then Arab “conquests” as well as the “canonized” periodization, this lecture will share how the perspective of the seventh century offered by Syriac texts adds a different understanding of what we still perceive today as a turning point in the history of the region and the world.

Dr. Muriel Debié, Professor at the École Pratique des Hautes Études in Paris, is currently a Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies. She is a world-renowned expert in Syriac Studies, and particularly of Syriac historiography.

This lecture is part of the Syriac Studies Series of the Orthodox Christian Studies Center of Fordham University, with additional support provided by the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and the Department of Theology of Fordham University.

Light refreshments provided.

For more information, please contact Lisa Radakovich Holsberg, lholsberg@fordham.edu / 718-817-3290.