Paul of Aleppo's Journal : Syria, Constantinople, Moldavia, Wallachia and the Cossacks' Lands /

Paul of Aleppo's Journal : Syria, Constantinople, Moldavia, Wallachia and the Cossacks' Lands /

Paul of Aleppo, an archdeacon of the Church of Antioch, journeyed with his father Patriarch Makarios III ibn al-Za'im to Constantinople, Moldavia, Wallachia and the Cossack's lands in 1652-1654, before heading for Moscow. This book presents his travel notes, preceded by his record of the p...

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Main Authors: Feodorov, Ioana (Author), Noble, Samuel (Author), Petrova, Yulia (Author), Țipău, Mihai (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English
Arabic

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2024.

Series: Arabic Christianity ; 7.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2024.

Subjects:

Biblical Studies.
Afro-Asiatic Languages.
Eastern Christianity.
Languages and Linguistics.
Literature and Cultural Studies.

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Call Number: BS709.4

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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • List of Figures and Maps
  • Abbreviations
  • Part 1 Introductory Study
  • 1 The Author
  •  1 Paul of Aleppo's World
  •  2 Paul of Aleppo as a Scholar and a Traveler
  • 2 Paul of Aleppo's Journal
  •  1 A Diversity of Subjects
  •  2 The Language of Paul's Journal
  •  3 Manuscripts of Paul's Journal
  •  4 Editions of Paul's Journal
  •  5 Translations of Paul's Journal
  • 3 The Project of a Complete Arabic Edition and English Translation of the Journal
  •  1 Arabic Edition and Romanian Translation by Ioana Feodorov-2014, 2020
  •  2 The New Brill Series-Volume I , 2023
  • 4 Principles of the Edition and Translation
  • Part 2 Paul of Aleppo's Journal. Travels to Constantinople, Moldavia, Wallachia, and the Cossacks' Lands: English Translation and Arabic Text
  • 1 Prologue
  •  1 Chronicle of the Antiochian Patriarchs
  •  2 The Time When the Patriarchate Was Transferred to Damascus the Well-Protected
  •  3 Meletios Ibn al-Zaʿīm, Metropolitan of Aleppo
  •  4 Patriarchal Tour of the Eparchy
  •  5 Makarios III , the New Patriarch of the Church of Antioch
  •  6 Travel Preparations
  •  7 July 20, 1652. Departure from Aleppo
  • 2 Constantinople
  •  1 The City
  •  2 The Order of the Office Celebrated by the Patriarch of Constantinople and the One of Antioch
  •  3 Elevation of the Panagia
  •  4 How the Council That We Attended Unfolded
  •  5 The Ritual of Baptism and the Blessing of the Water
  •  6 The Place of the Straits That Alexander [the Great] Had Dug
  •  7 The Black Sea. Dobrudja
  • 3 Moldavia: Our First Journey
  •  1 Our Arrival in Moldavia
  •  2 About the Houses and Dress Customs in Moldavia and Wallachia
  •  3 Description of the Church of Saint Sabbas
  •  4 The Presentation of the Patriarch of Antioch before the Prince of Moldavia
  •  5 The Gifts [Presented] to the Prince of Moldavia
  •  6 The Gifts [Presented] to His Son [and the Lady]
  •  7 Allowance Granted to the Patriarch [Makarios] in Moldavia
  •  8 The Monastery of Golia
  •  9 The Meeting between the Patriarch of Antioch and Vasile [Lupu], the Prince of Moldavia
  •  10 Description of the Church of the Three Hierarchs
  •  11 The Monastery of Galata
  •  12 The Barnovski Monastery
  •  13 Pronouncing the Prayer for the Prince at Every Banquet
  •  14 Observance of the Great Lent
  •  15 Funeral Service
  •  16 Report about Some Other Events
  •  17 Arrival of the New Prince in Moldavia
  •  18 Names of the Grandees of the Court of Moldavia according to Their Rank
  •  19 On the Devastation That the Cossacks Caused to the Army of Moldavia
  • 4 Wallachia: The First Journey
  •  1 Heading for Wallachia
  •  2 Our Arrival in Wallachia
  •  3 On the [Custom] of Toasting
  •  4 Report on the Washing of Feet
  •  5 Account of the Easter Celebration
  •  6 Report on the Death of Matei, the Prince of Wallachia
  •  7 Order of the Enthronement of a New Prince
  •  8 Oath of the People of the Country Not to Betray the Prince
  •  9 Funeral of Matei Voivod
  •  10 Report on the Salt Mines of Wallachia
  •  11 Report on the Baths of Wallachia
  • 5 The Cossacks' Lands
  •  1 Crossing into the Cossacks' Lands
  •  2 The Length of a Mile and How Long It Takes to Tread It
  •  3 On the Cossacks and the Lechs
  •  4 Meeting with Khmelnytsky and the Gift [We Presented] to Him
  •  5 Description of the Pechersk Monastery
  •  6 Description of the Great Church
  •  7 Description of the Cave Where the Saints' Relics Are Preserved to This Day
  •  8 Description of the City of Kyiv and Story of the Cossacks' Baptism and Their Later Building of the Churches and Monasteries [There]
  •  9 Description of the Splendid and Famous Hustynsky Monastery
  •  10 Elevation of the Panagia
  • Appendix 1: Figures
  • Appendix 2: Timeline
  • Appendix 3: Maps
  • Bibliography
  • Index.