Assyrians: The Continuous Saga
Subtitle: Assyrians have been deprived of their rich heritage in their ancestral homelands in Mesopotamia. From one side, history curriculum taught in the Middle East's public schools is manipulated and it focuses predominantly on the region's Islamic era. Such curriculum is grossly altered and rewritten to suit a meticulously planned ‘Arabization,’ ‘Turkicization,’ and more recently Kurdification process of the Assyrians. From the other side, some historians question the continuation of ancient Assyrian civilization and people. Furthermore, certain Old Testament nonfavorite images of Assyrians are dominant in literature. Thus, unbiased publications and historical references regarding the survival of Assyrians since the fall of their Imperial capital Nineveh are of great importance.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Published: January 4, 2005
Place of publication: United States of America
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 312
Description: "Assyrians have been deprived of their rich heritage in their ancestral homelands in Mesopotamis (modern Iraq). From one side, history curriculum taught in most of the Middle East's public schools is manipulated and it focuses predominately on the region's Islamic era.... From the other side, some historians question the continuation of ancient Assyrian civilization and people.... Thus, unbiased publications and historical references regarding the survival of Assyrians since the fall of their imperial capital Nineveh are of great importance. This moderate work is a humble attempt to shed light on this survival" -- from cover.
Table of contents: label: Foreword
pagenum: 9; label: Introduction
pagenum: 11; label: Chapter 1
title: Historical Background
pagenum: 23; label: Chapter 2
title: Becoming Familiar with Selected Terms
pagenum: 33; title: Aramaic, Neo-Aramaic, and Syriac
pagenum: 33; title: Suraya
pagenum: 39; title: Suryaya
pagenum: 41; title: Suryan
pagenum: 42; title: Syria
pagenum: 46; title: Syrian
pagenum: 47; title: Nestorian
pagenum: 50; title: Jacobite
pagenum: 54; title: Ancient and Modern Chaldeans
pagenum: 58; title: Assur (Ashur), Athur, and Atur
pagenum: 77; label: Chapter 3
title: Assyrian Continuity - From the Fall of Imperial Assyria Until Christianity
pagenum: 82; label: Chapter 4
title: Assyrian Continuity in Early Christianity
pagenum: 120; title: Addai and the Legend of Abgar
pagenum: 122; title: Queen Helena of Adiabene
pagenum: 124; title: Few of Early Assyrian Christian Fathers
pagenum: 125; title: Early Accounts on Assyrian Continuity
pagenum: 126; title: The Assyrians and Their Language in Early Christianity
pagenum: 132; title: Assyrians Survived
pagenum: 136; title: St. Ephrem (Mar Aprim) the Great Teacher
pagenum: 143; label: Chapter 5
title: Assyrian Continuity After the Islamic Conquest and Beyond
pagenum: 148; title: Assyria and Its Cities Recognized During Islam
pagenum: 152; title: The Assyrian Millet During Islam
pagenum: 157; title: Assyrians Mentioned During Islam
pagenum: 161; title: Kurds in Assyria and Assyrian Heartland
pagenum: 172; label: Chapter 6
title: The Assyrian Missionaries in Asia
pagenum: 181; label: Chapter 7
title: The Nestorian and Jacobite Influence on Civilization
pagenum: 189; title: Hunayn bin Ishaq (Johannitius)
pagenum: 198; label: Chapter 8
title: Assyrian Personal Names Mentioned During the Christian Era
pagenum: 203; label: Chapter 9
title: Assyrian Ethnicity - The Political Predicament
pagenum: 218; label: Chapter 10
title: The So-Called Ancient Assyrian Cruelty
pagenum: 240; label: Chapter 11
title: Final Thoughts
pagenum: 258; label: Periodicals
pagenum: 273; label: Bibiliography
pagenum: 275; label: Index
pagenum: 297