Syriaca.org

Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal is a digital portal for the academic study of the Syriac language and culture. The portal is maintained by Princeton and Vanderbilt Universities, and aims to link together information relating to Syriac studies using Uniform Resource Identifiers.[1]

Syriaca.org
Type of site
Reference
Available inEnglish
OwnerVanderbilt University
Princeton University

Projects

Syriaca.org unifies a number of projects.

The Syriac Biographical Dictionary

The Syriac Biographical Dictionary (SBD) is a digital name and authority record listing biographical information for Syriac authors. It comprises two "volumes", 1. Qadishe: A Digital Catalogue of Saints in the Syriac Tradition, and 2. A Guide to Syriac Authors.[1][2] As of 2019, its general editor is David A. Michelson.[2]

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References

  1. King, David; Michelson, David A. (2019). "Online Resources for the Study of the Syriac World". In King, David (ed.). The Syriac World. London and New York: Routledge. p. 815.
  2. "The Syriac Biographical Dictionary". Retrieved June 29, 2019.

Further reading

  • Gibson, Nathan P.; Michelson, David A.; Schwartz, Daniel L. (May 30, 2017). "From Manuscript Catalogues to a Handbook of Syriac Literature: Modeling an Infrastructure for Syriaca.org". Journal of Data Mining and Digital Humanities. arXiv:1603.01207.
  • Saint-Laurent, Jeanne-Nicole Mellon (May 3, 2016). "Gateway to the Syriac Saints: A Database Project". The Journal of Religion, Media and Digital Culture. 5 (1). doi:10.1163/21659214-90000074.
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