?Abdiso? of Gazarta: Patriarch, Poet and Scribe

?Abdiso? of Gazarta: Patriarch, Poet and Scribe focuses on the literary legacy of the prominent East Syrian poet and churchman who lived in the 16th century. The role of ?Abdiso? of Gazarta for East Syriac ecclesiastical poetry is significant. He was the second patriarch of the Chaldean Church and the founder of its literary tradition. This book also explores for the first time the manuscript autographs of ?Abdiso? of Gazarta, previously unavailable to scholars. In addition, many of this author's poetic texts are critically published and translated for the first time.