UPCOMING SYRIAC CONFERENCE AND SESSION:

CSSS Special Symposium

Tradition, Interpretation and Appropriation in Syriac Prayer

Wednesday May 17, 2006 10am – 5:30 pm

University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario

University College, King’s College Circle

Croft Chapter House


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Programme



Introductory Note

Amir Harrak, University of Toronto

“‘Magianzing’ the Dragon in the Hymn of the Pearl"

Robin Darling Young, University of Notre Dame

“Lament, Liturgy and Prophesy in the Syriac Version of 4Ezra”

Hindy Najman, University of Toronto

“The Narrative Setting of Manasseh's Prayer in the Didascalia”

Judith C. Newman, University of Toronto

“Hebrew, Aramaic and Syriac Liturgical Expressions: Translational Similarities and Differences”

Harry Fox, University of Toronto

“Patterns of Prayer: The Hûssoyô Incense Rite of Forgiveness”

Joseph Amar, University of Notre Dame

“Iconography of the Western Syriac Liturgical Year”

Abdo Badwi, University of Kaslik, Beirut

“The East Syriac Liturgy Malka: Origins, Development, and Significance”

Amir Harrak, University of Toronto

Closing Remarks

Hindy Najman, University of Toronto



All are welcome

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From the Hugoye list.

There's also a call for papers for a Syriac session at a Patristics conference in Japan this fall:

The Third Conference of the Western Pacific Rim Patristics Society is due to be held between 29th September and 1st October 2006 at Nanzan University, Nagoya, Japan.

I am hoping to organise a "Syriac" session, consisting of several 20-minute papers, at the conference. So far, I have promises of papers from one Australian and two Japanese contributors. For the purpose, among others, of promoting Syriac and related studies in the Far East, it would be good if this number could be increased with the help of Syriacists either from within the "Western Pacific Rim" or from beyond. (It is not often that Syriacists have excuses for travelling to Japan. This may be your chance!).

The main theme of the conference this year is the "Use of the Gospels in Early Christianity". Papers for the Syriac session may but need not fall under this theme.

On the WPRPS, please see:
http://www.cecs.acu.edu.au/wprps.htm

On the 2006 conference, with "call for papers" and "registration form":
http://www.cecs.acu.edu.au/wprps-conf2006.htm

The deadline for submission of paper titles and 100-word abstracts is 30th June.

I ask those wishing/willing to take part in the Syriac session at the conference both to take the official steps for registration and to drop me a line at this e-mail address.

Hidemi Takahashi
Dept. of Area Studies
School of Arts and Sciences
University of Tokyo
e-mail: takahashi@ask.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp

Again, from the Hugoye list.