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?urath Ktobh	Abrohom Nuro Library The series contains reprints from rare books that once belonged to the Abrohom Nuro library. These books can hardly be found in Western university libraries. The content is primarily on Syriac studies and Eastern Christianity. More...

American Missionaries in the Ottoman Empire (1936-1769) This series returns to active circulation out-of-print works by American missionaries (including educators and physicians) written between 1850 and the early 1930s. These books describe various American enterprises in the Ottoman Empire, including American involvement with social reform (education, women’s and minority rights), conflicts and change within the missionary movement itself, and the evolving definition of America’s role in what would come to be called the Middle East. The authors frequently combine autobiography and personal commentary with their views of history and current events in the regions; as such, these works provide invaluable access to the temper of the times and to Americans’ sense of themselves and their role in the world. Each book in the series includes an introduction by a scholar in the field providing biographical background about the author, publishing history of the volume, historical context of the work, reference to the work’s reception in its time, and critical commentary on the work itself. More...	Analecta Gorgiana (1935-6854) Analecta Gorgiana is a collection of long essays and short monographs which are consistently cited by modern scholars but previously difficult to find because of their original appearance in obscure publications. Carefully selected by a team of scholars based on their relevance to modern scholarship, these essays can now be fully utilized by scholars and proudly owned by libraries. More...

Analecta Isisiana: Ottoman and Turkish Studies (1949-4229) A co-publication with The Isis Press, Istanbul, the series consists of collections of thematic essays focused on specific themes of Ottoman and Turkish studies. These scholarly volumes address important issues throughout Turkish history, offering in a single volume the accumulated insights of a single author over a career of research on the subject. More...	Anglican Analects (1947-5640) This series brings to a wider readership the publications of Grove Books, a British publisher of Anglican and wider Christian studies. More...

Bar Ebroyo Kloster Publications	Bible in Technology (1943-9369) The Bible in Technology (BIT) is a series that explores the intersection between biblical studies and computer technology within the broader context of digital humanities. It includes both studies that focus specifically on the biblical literature as well as studies from other disciplines across this pioneering and dynamic field. More...

Biblical Intersections (1943-9377) Including the Hebrew Bible and New Testament this series presents studies that explore the biblical literature as a product as well as a reflection of the world in which it was produced. In addition to studies that take an historical approach, this series also examines the biblical text from alternative perspectives, including social-scientific, theological, literary, and cultural studies approaches. More...	Bibliotheca Nisibinensis (1946-2220) Bibliotheca Nisibinensis is an academic publication of Fundatio Nisibinensis – a foundation for promoting Aramaic Studies. It engages with Aramaic literature and tradition in general, as well as with the socio-cultural, political, religious and linguistic aspects of the present situation of the communities, which have preserved their Aramaic inheritance. More...

Bibliotheca Ottomanica Bibliotheca Ottomanica is a series published by The Isis Press, Istanbul. Gorgias Press is joining with Isis to make these titles readily available in the western hemisphere. More...	Cadmus-Gorgias Academic Arabic These are Gorgias Press publications of titles in Arabic originally published by Cadmus Publishers. More...

Christianity in the Islamic World (1935-3863) Christianity in the Islamic world is a series that highlights the historic and continuing relationship between Christianity and Islam. By examining the development of Christianity in Islamic contexts and relationship between the religions, it is hoped that a new level of understanding may be reached. More...	Classics in the History of Early Christian Literature Classics in the History of Early Christian Literature brings back into print book-length standard texts and research monographs on the earliest literature of Christianity. Classic editions of the works of the Fathers of the Church, translations into modern languages, critical monographs on individual texts, and surveys of the ancient literature have all been done; they are often referred to; but many of them are difficult for a modern reader to access, as they moulder in the pages of periodicals of limited circulation or availability. More...

Conflict and Trade (1941-6199) This series provides in-depth examinations of issues related to the social, economic and cultural framework and interaction of the conduct of trade in conflict situations, worldwide, but with particular focus on the Middle East, North Africa and the Mediterranean. More...	Cultures in Dialogue (1935-6994) Cultures in Dialogue returns to print sources by women writers from the East and West. Series One considers the exchanges between Ottoman, British, and American women from the 1880s to the 1940s. More...

Cultures in Dialogue, Second Series (1935-6994) Cultures in Dialogue returns to active circulation out of print sources by women writers from the East and the West. Series two focuses on the politics and poetics of western women travelling to the East from the late eighteenth to early twentieth centuries. More...	Dar Mardin: Christian Arabic and Syriac Studies from the Middle East (1947-2897) These are titles published by Gorgias Press that originally appeared in the Dar Mardin press. More...

Deities and Angels of the Ancient World (1939-4136) This series offers studies of those beings that came to be known as deities and angels in the ancient world. The books in this series offer explorations into and possible explanations of those beings known as angels and deities in the ancient world that had some survival into the historic religions of the monotheistic tradition. More...	Eastern Christian Studies Series Eastern Christian Studies (ECSS) consists of monographs, texts, and translations of the various aspects of Eastern Christianity. ECSS is Co-published by Gorgias Press and Notre Dame University, Louise, Lebanon. More...

Exploring the House of Islam: Perceptions of Islam in the Period of Western Ascendancy 1800-1945 This is a series of re-publications of writings by Europeans, Americans and other non-Muslims on Islam from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries up to the end of the Second World War. This period of Western political, economic, cultural and religious impact on the Islamic world is shown through the eyes of mainly European and American Scholars, Travellers, Missionaries and others who perceived Muslim culture in a variety of ways. The series is devoted to three kinds of perception: of Islamic History and Institutions; of Islamic Religion and Culture; and of Islam in comparison with Christianity. Making these works available again will enable renewed understanding of the attitudes and actions of non-Muslims in their engagement with Islam. More...	Gorgias Classic Archaeological Reprints (1935-4401) Gorgias Classic Archaeological Reprints is a series dedicated to making historic contributions to the field of archaeology, particularly in Ancient Western Asia, available to scholars. The titles in this series are generally selected from the early days of excavation in the Levant and Mesopotamia, although significant contributions of a more recent vintage may also be included. More...

Gorgias Dissertations (1935-6870) Gorgias Dissertations (GD) makes outstanding doctoral dissertations in various disciplines available to scholars and the public. The series provides a valuable service to the scholarly community as it disseminates unique academic perspectives that would otherwise remain inaccessible. Gorgias Press has successfully introduced many young scholars as published authors to the academic world through the dissertation series. More...	Gorgias Dissertations (ISSN 1935-6870) Gorgias Dissertations (GD) make available to scholars and the public outstanding doctoral dissertations in various disciplines. The series provides a valuable service to the scholarly community as it disseminates unique academic perspectives that would otherwise remain inaccessible. Gorgias Press has successfully introduced many young scholars as published authors to the academic world through the dissertation series. More...

Gorgias Eastern Christian Studies (1539-1507) Gorgias Eastern Christian Studies brings to the scholarly world the underrepresented field of Christianity as it developed in the Eastern hemisphere. This series consists of monographs, collections of essays, texts and translations of the documents of Eastern Christianity, and studies of topics relevant to the unique world of historic Orthodoxy and early Christianity. More...	Gorgias Handbooks (1935-6838) The Gorgias Handbooks series provides students and scholars with textbooks and reference books useful for the classroom and for research. More...

Gorgias Historic Travels in the Cradle of Civilization (1935-3200) Gorgias Historic Travels in the Cradle of Civilization is a series of reprints of historic travelogues from travelers to regions of high antiquity: North Africa, Western and West-Central Asia. Glimpses into a forgotten world, these journals show us many of the roots of our own present-day civilization. More...	Gorgias Historical Catalogues (1935-3197) Gorgias Historical Catalogues is a series that makes available the academic catalogues of manuscript collections of ancient western Asia. Often tucked away in major research libraries, these catalogues are of great value to the general scholar in the field for their comprehensive listings of rare materials and sources. More...

Gorgias Historical Dictionaries (1935-3189) The difficulty of locating historical dictionaries has long been a source of frustration for scholars. Gorgias Press seeks to address this difficulty by the introduction of a series of historic dictionaries. The Gorgias Historical Dictionaries series makes available classic sources at affordable prices. More...	Gorgias Historical Grammars (1935-3162) Gorgias Historical Grammars is a series intended to revive many of the classic grammars of ancient languages. These essential tools are becoming increasingly scarce, and yet they preserve many unparalleled insights into the languages they serve. Gorgias Press is pleased to bring them back into circulation. More...

Gorgias Historical Texts (1935-6919) Gorgias Historical Texts makes available rare publications of historical texts from the ancient and medieval worlds. Texts are given in the original language, and, when available, in an English translation. More...	Gorgias Historiographical Library (2163-2375) The Gorgias Historiographical Library publishes chronicles and ecclesiastical histories using the oldest available manuscripts and text edition. Each volume provides a bilingual edition, the original text with a facing English translation. The aim of the series is to make unique but often little known documents easily accessible to scholars, researchers, students, and the public at large. Amir Harrak of the University of Toronto is the General Editor. More...

Gorgias Liturgical Studies (1937-3252) This series is intended to provide a venue for studies about liturgies as well as books containing various liturgies. Making liturgical studies available to those who wish to learn more about their own worship and practice or about the traditions of other religious groups, this series includes works on service music, the daily offices, services for special occasions, and the sacraments. More...	Gorgias Mandaean Studies (1935-441X) Mandaean Studies addresses the religion, language, literature, and history of the Mandaean community of the Middle East. This community offers invaluable resources for the study of the region and its other great religious traditions, to which it has been a constant witness since its emergence into history during the early centuries of the Common Era. More...

Gorgias Manuscript Studies Gorgias Manuscript Studies is a series of monographs and reference works that focus on the ancient and medieval production of manuscripts, both in the East and the West. More...	Gorgias Neo-Aramaic Studies (1935-4428) The purpose of the Neo-Aramaic Studies series is to publish volumes relating to the modern dialects of Aramaic or the literature of the Christian and Jewish speakers of these dialects. The volumes will include linguistic studies relating to any of the dialects or to groups of dialects. More...

Gorgias Occasional Historical Commentaries (1935-4398) Gorgias Occasional Historical Commentaries is a series that seeks to reprint historically important biblical commentaries. Rather than seeking to cover each book of the Bible as a standard commentary series would do, this series strives to bring back to the community of biblical scholars works that have had impact on subsequent biblical studies but which have been difficult to locate for decades or more because they have gone out of print. More...	Gorgias Ottoman Travelers (1946-2212) This series seeks to explore the experiences of travelers in Greece, Turkey, Mesopotamia, the Levant, and Egypt as reflected in their personal writings and memoirs and as analyzed by present-day scholars. The materials span the past two centuries and include historical studies as well as first-hand descriptions. More...

Gorgias Précis Portfolios (1935-3871) Gorgias Précis Portfolios gather the collected essays of established scholars into an easily accessible and durable format. Also included in this series are collections of essays in conference or Festschrift format from different scholars but united around a common theme. More...	Gorgias Reference Classics (1937-3287) Gorgias Reference Classics intends to keep valued reference works from the nineteenth century and earlier in circulation. This series will include reference works that have made an impact on the historical understanding of the present day, and which, despite their age, have continued to be utilized by scholars. More...

Gorgias Studies in Philosophy and Theology (1940-0020) This series provides a forum for original scholarship on specific or general theological and philosophical issues. In an attempt to promote on-going dialogue in the wide-ranging fields of religious or logical thought, GSPT is intended to provide an open exchange for scholars writing from or about any theistic or philosophical tradition. More...	Gorgias Theological Library (1935-6935) The Gorgias Theological Library brings back to active circulation carefully selected rare classics which are essentials for the shelves of every theological library. The selections include tools for scholars, but also general theological works of interest to general readers. More...

Gorgias Ugaritic Studies (1935-388X) Gorgias Ugaritic Studies seek to capture the breadth and importance of Ugarit for the understanding of ancient Syria and its surrounding cultures. In this series, Gorgias Press publishes the works of scholars in the world of ancient Syria, its language, culture, religious beliefs, and ancient literary works fundamental to the contextualization of the Hebrew Bible and its interpretation. More...	Heinrich Goussen Library Heinrich Goussen (1863-1927) endowed his private collection of Eastern Christian scholastic literature to Universitaet Bonn, where it is now established as Bibliothek Goussen. Nearly four thousand of these works survive to provide today’s scholars with an array of resources primarily for the Arabic, Aramaic, Armenian, Coptic, Georgian, Hebrew, and Syriac languages; liturgical and biblical texts for worship; as well as studies of Eastern Christian historical development. It is through the active preservation and partnership of Universitaet Bonn and in honor of Heinrich Goussen that Gorgias Press presents selected works in its Heinrich Goussen Library series. More...

HMML Collections in Facsimile The Hill Museum & Manuscript Library (HMML) is the world's largest repository of electronic and microform facsimiles of manuscripts from antiquity, the medieval period, and more recent centuries. HMML and Gorgias Press are working together to create print versions of manuscripts from HMML's enormous collection. More...	Jewish Studies Classics (1935-6986) Jewish Studies Classics brings back to academia standard works in Jewish Studies, which remain very desirable among scholars in the field, written in English, German and Hebrew. The first volumes in the series are works from the 19th and early 20th century scholars of the Wissenschaft des Judentums and their followers. Each title is reproduced from the original, with a new introduction by a contemporary scholar. More...

Journal for Late Antique Religion and Culture (1754-517X) The Journal for Late Antique Religion and Culture (JLARC) is a peer-reviewed free-access online journal edited by members of the Cardiff Centre for Late Antique Religion and Culture (CLARC) and published by Cardiff University. The purpose of the Journal is to publicise online scholarly articles and reviews in the field of Late Antique Studies. Its particular interest lies in studies related to religion and culture. The Journal considers studies from the late Hellenistic to the early Medieval and Byzantine periods, including – in terms of reception studies – in relation to earlier and later periods, in particular Classical Antiquity and the modern world. In geographical terms the Journal reaches from the Latin west to the Greek and Syriac east and beyond. The editorial team and the peer-review college include experts in the relevant Classical and Oriental languages and in History, Archaeology, Philosophy, Theology, and Religious and Cultural Studies. More...	Judaism in Context (1935-6978) Judaism in Context is a series of monographs and collections focusing on the relations between Jews, Judaism, and Jewish culture and the other peoples, religions, and cultures among whom Jews have lived and flourished. More...

Les Cahiers du Bosphore Les Cahiers du Bosphore is a series published by The Isis Press, Istanbul. Gorgias Press is joining with Isis to make these titles readily available in the western hemisphere. More...	Mediterranea This is a book series that opens the notion of Mediterranean Studies to the tessellated spectacle of Modernity. Voices and approaches that come together in this space include, amongst other, philosophers, historians, artists, poets, performers and critics; as well as pedagogues, sociologists and political theorists. More...

Mediterranea (2154-4735) This is a book series that opens the notion of Mediterranean Studies to the tessellated spectacle of Modernity. While arguing for the perennial condition of difference and paradox across the various histories, polities, forms and expressions that converge in this region, Mediterranea is intended as a discursive, analytic, poetic and critical space that hosts, affirms and problematizes what is often identified as a hybrid narrative. Voices and approaches that come together in this space include, amongst other, philosophers, historians, artists, poets, performers and critics; as well as pedagogues, sociologists and political theorists. While in remit, this series remains open-ended, it aims to hone in on the dynamic multiplicity that ultimately brings together the various peoples that have come to identify themselves with one sea. More...	Monastic Studies Series This series contains titles from monastic and ascetical writers throughout the history of monasticism. Both Eastern and Western Christian saints and ascetics are featured as the writers of these classics of spirituality that explore various aspects of the cenobitic and eremitic lifestyles. Ancient and contemporary exemplars of the monastic ideal are the subjects and contributors to this series dedicated to the benefits of religious orders. More...

Moran Etho A publication of the St. Ephrem Ecumenical Research Institute (SEERI), the Moran Etho series provides short monographs and tools for the study of Syriac Christianity in all its traditions. More...	Orientalia Judaica Christiana (1942-1281) Orientalia Judaica Christiana, the Christian Orient and its Jewish Heritage, is dedicated, first of all, to the afterlife of the Jewish Second Temple traditions within the traditions of the Christian East. A second area of exploration is some priestly (non-Talmudic) Jewish traditions that survived in the Christian environment. More...

Persian Martyr Acts in Syriac: Text and Translation (1941-871X) Persian Martyr Acts in Syriac is a series of Syriac martyrological texts composed from the fourth century into the Islamic period. They detail the martyrdom of a diversity of Christians at the hands of Sasanian kings, bureaucrats, and priests. These documents vary from purely mythological accounts to descriptions of actual events with a clear historical basis, however distorted by the hagiographer’s hand. More...	Perspectives on Hebrew Scriptures and its Contexts (1935-6897) The series Perspectives on Hebrew Scriptures and its Contexts publishes academic works dealing with study of the Hebrew Bible, ancient Israelite society and related ancient societies, biblical Hebrew and cognate languages, the reception of biblical texts through the centuries, and the history of the discipline. Volumes in the series include monographs, collective works, and the printed version of the contents of the important on-line Journal of Hebrew Scriptures More...

Perspectives on Linguistics and Ancient Languages (2165-2600)	Perspectives on Syriac Linguistics (1935-6900) A publication of the International Syriac Language Project (ISLP), this series contains monographs, paper collections, and reference works on Syriac lexicography and related ancient languages. More...

Pro Oriente Studies in the Syriac Tradition Since its foundation in 1964 by the late Cardinal Franz König, Pro Oriente (Austria) has focused on the relationships between the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Christian Churches. In order to help the various churches of the Syriac tradition and to preserve their unique heritage which is of importance for the whole of Christianity, the Foundation edits the “Pro Oriente Studies in the Syriac Tradition”. A team of expert scholars from the various Syriac Churches–the “Pro Oriente Forum Syriacum”–advises and consults the Foundation to develop appropriate studies and helps to coordinate the research projects. This includes the scholarly exchange in academic conferences called “PRO ORIENTE Colloquia Syriaca” as well as individual studies, regional study groups in the Middle East, India and elsewhere, which are published in this series. More...	Publications of the Archdiocese of the Syriac Orthodox Church This series publishes works of interest to the members and friends of the Archdiocese of the Syriac Orthodox Church in the Eastern United States. More...

Publications of the Center for Ottoman Diplomatic History A co-publication with The Isis Press, Istanbul, the series consists of collections of thematic essays focused on Ottoman diplomatic history from the late eighteenth century until the early twentieth century. More...	Publications of the Center for Ottoman Diplomatic History A co-publication with The Isis Press, Istanbul, the series consists of collections of thematic essays focused on Ottoman diplomatic history from the late eighteenth century until the early twentieth century. More...

Scrinium: Revue de patrologie, d’hagiographie critique et d’histoire ecclésiastique (1817-7530) Scrinium. Revue de patrologie, d’hagiographie critique et d’histoire ecclésiastique, established in 2005, is an international multilingual scholarly series devoted to patristics, critical hagiography, and Church history. Each volume is dedicated to a theme in early church history, with a particular emphasis on Eastern Christianity, while not excluding developments in the western church. More...	SEERI Correspondence Course on the Syriac Christian Heritage The series contains instrumental courses on various aspects of Syriac Christianity, theology, and spirituality. More...

Syriac and Garshuni Manuscripts from the Kiraz Collection The series provides facsimile editions of the Syriac and Garshuni manuscripts held at the George A. Kiraz private library, or from photocopied or digital images of manuscripts currently in other collections but inaccessible. Whenever color images are available, the editions are produced here in color as well. More...	Syriac Liturgies for Worship This series of the Archdiocese of the Syriac Orthodox Church for the Eastern United States provides text editions of liturgical books in Syriac, English, and Arabic. The texts are drawn from the received tradition as practiced by the Syriac Orthodox Church. More...

Syriac Manuscripts from Malabar Syriac Manuscripts from Malabar makes available to scholarship precious Syriac manuscripts from Kerala, India, in facsimile editions. The volumes are printed on heavy paper and bound in deluxe cloth. Whenever possible, an accompanying CD gives the images in color. Each volume contains a detailed introduction by a specialist. More...	Syriac Studies Library The Syriac Studies Library brings back to active circulation major reference works in the field of Syriac studies, including dictionaries, grammars, text editions, manuscript catalogues, and monographs. The books were reproduced from originals at The Catholic University of America, one of the largest collections of Eastern Christianity in North America. The project is a collaboration between CUA, Beth Mardutho: The Syriac Institute, and Brigham Young University. More...

Texts and Studies (1935-6927) Text and Studies is a series of monographs devoted to the study of Biblical and Patristic texts. Maintaining the highest scholarly standards, the series includes critical editions, studies of primary sources, and analyses of textual traditions. More...	Texts from Christian Late Antiquity (1935-6846) TeCLA (Texts from Christian Late Antiquity) is a new series presenting ancient Christian texts both in their original languages and with accompanying contemporary English translations. More...

The Diverse Ottoman Empire The aim of this series is to discuss the Ottoman Empire as a multi-religious geopolitical entity rather than a singularly Islamic or proto-Turkish universe. Particular focus is placed on the various religious and ethnic communities that constituted the broader Ottoman world, the ideological or practical boundaries fostered among them, and the numerous experiences that challenged these boundaries. At the same time, this series is particularly interested in the multiple legacies that the Ottoman Empire left behind from the Balkan Peninsula to the Middle East; and from the Eastern Mediterranean to the Black Sea. More...	Turath: The Arabic and Islamic Literary Tradition Turath (Arabic for “heritage”) is a textual series of the Arabic and Islamic tradition. The books reproduced here are chosen from the best original editions possible. The series covers a wide range of subject including, but not limited to, literature, theology, law, and history. More...

Varia Turcica Varia Turcica is a series published by The Isis Press, Istanbul. Gorgias Press is joining with Isis to make these titles readily available in the western hemisphere. More...

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