Sayfo 1915 : : An Anthology of Essays on the Genocide of Assyrians/Arameans during the First World War / / ed. by Talay Shabo, Soner Ö. Barthoma.

Drawing on the expertise of scholars from a variety of backgrounds, this anthology specifically seeks to shed light on this genocide from a multidisciplinary perspective and serve as a step for developing the future scholarship about the Sayfo.

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Place / Publishing House:Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2018]
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Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (428 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
TABLE OF CONTENTS --
PREFACE --
CONTRIBUTORS --
SAYFO 1915: THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF SYRIAC CHRISTIANITY IN THE MIDDLE EAST --
I. THE SAYFO AND ARCHIVES --
1. THE OTTOMAN GENOCIDE OF 1914-1918 AGAINST ARAMAIC-SPEAKING CHRISTIANS IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE --
2. THE TARGETING OF ASSYRIANS DURING THE CHRISTIAN HOLOCAUST IN OTTOMAN TURKEY --
3. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ASSYRIAN GENOCIDE AFTER A CENTURY --
4. GERMAN PERCEPTIONS OF THE SAYFO: HOW MUCH DID GERMANY KNOW? --
5. LETTERS ON THE SAYFO FROM ASSYRIAN EYEWITNESSES --
II. LOCAL STUDIES --
6. THE INCREASING VIOLENCE AND THE RESISTANCE OF ASSYRIANS IN URMIA AND HAKKARI (1900-1915) --
7. ʿIWARDO: A STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE --
8. "I WILL STAY WITH JESUS AND WILL NEVER BETRAY HIM!": SAYFO IN MANSURIYE --
9. A VICTIM OF THE SAYFO: ADDAÏ SCHER AND HIS CONTRIBUTION TO SCHOLARSHIP --
10. THE METHODS OF KILLING USED IN THE ASSYRIAN GENOCIDE --
11. ASSYRIAN GENOCIDE FROM A GENDER PERSPECTIVE --
III. POST-SAYFO PERIOD --
12. WRITING ASSYRIAN HISTORY: THE MILITARY, THE PATRIARCH AND THE BRITISH IN YAQU BAR MALEK ISMAEL'S ASSYRIANS IN TWO WORLD WARS (TEHRAN 1964) --
13. ASSYRIAN CHRISTIANS IN IRAQ, THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS AND TRANSNATIONAL CHRISTIAN ADVOCACY (1920s-1940s) --
14. THE MEMORY OF SAYFO AND ITS RELATION TO THE IDENTITY OF CONTEMPORARY ASSYRIAN/ARAMEAN CHRISTIANS IN SYRIA --
15. FORGOTTEN WITNESSES: REMEMBERING AND INTERPRETING THE 'SAYFO' IN THE MANUSCRIPTS OF TUR 'ABDIN --
16. THE POEMS OF GHATTAS MAQDISI ELYAS AND THE REMEMBRANCE OF TURABDIN --
17. BEFORE AND AFTER LINGUICIDE: A LINGUISTIC ASPECT OF THE SAYFO --
APPENDIX: SYNOPSIS REPORT OF THE CONFERENCE
Summary:Drawing on the expertise of scholars from a variety of backgrounds, this anthology specifically seeks to shed light on this genocide from a multidisciplinary perspective and serve as a step for developing the future scholarship about the Sayfo.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781463239961
9783110606751
DOI:10.31826/9781463239961
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Talay Shabo, Soner Ö. Barthoma.