Paul of Aleppo's Journal, Volume 1 : Syria, Constantinople, Moldavia, Wallachia and the Cossacks' Lands (Arabic Christianity)

Feodorov, Ioana

Brill（2024/06発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9789004696334
• DDC分類 915.691043

Full Description

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 patriarchs of the Church of Antioch and the story of his father's office as a bishop and election to the patriarchal seat. The author gives detailed information on the contemporary events in Ottoman Syria and provides rich and diverse information on the history, culture, and religious life of all the lands he travelled across.

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