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THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE SYRIAC LITURGY - BABY ...

The present study is an overview of the general development of the Syriac liturgical traditions
until the end of the 13th century. It traces some of the aspects of the encounter between
Syriac Christianity and its surrounding cultural milieu. Literary genres and styles from the
Early Jewish  Mesopotamian  Syro-Hellenistic and Arabic cultures were adapted in a process of
encounter and inculturation. Along with Judaism  Mesopotamian pre-Christian and non-Christian
cultures provided poetry  music and kinetic arts (gestures  movements and processions). The
demonstrative piety of Antioch and Edessa has left traces of influence on the early Syriac
liturgy. A few pagan and agrarian festivals were adapted  giving a Christian meaning.
Throughout its history  Syriac liturgy is characterized by adaptability which is particularly
evident in the history of the East Syriac Church in Central Asia and China where the liturgy
was adapted to the culture of the nomadic tribes  introducing some unique para-liturgical
practices.

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