Books published by Gorgias Press

John Healey's, Leshono Suryoyo, is an introductory grammar for those wishing to learn to read Classical Syriac, one of the major literary dialects of Aramaic and the language of one of the main groups of Middle Eastern churches, including the Syrian Orthodox Church, the Church of the East, and the Chaldaean Church.

Ottoman Architecture is the first modern history of this architectural tradition commissioned by the Ottoman state, yet it is little known outside the field of late Ottoman studies. Produced for the Vienna World's Fair in 1873, this magnificently illustrated volume endeavoured to define what was distinctive about Ottoman culture and codifies the empire's 600-year architectural history into a series of developmental stages, emphasising the efflorescence of the Ottoman classical tradition during the sixteenth century. Composed at a formative moment when the Ottoman Empire was striving to conceive of its modernity in relation to other empires in Europe and Asia, the authors carefully position this imperial architectural legacy in relation to other modernising projects in the late Ottoman Empire. This new translation is accompanied by a scholarly introduction that contextualises its visual and historiographic significance.

An annotated translation of selections from a noteworthy Muslim theologian Said Nursi (1876-1960).

Focuses on a culture of co-existence in pluralistic societies in the Middle East and in India.

A refereed journal published annually by the Canadian Society for Syriac Studies.

Assembles cutting-edge literary and critical readings of Atwood and the Bible.

A collection of essays from international scholars featuring comparative linguistics and the history of language.

The story of Muhammad's granddaughter Zaynab.

Bilingual Syriac-English editions of two of Saint Jacon of Sarug's homilies on the Six Days of Creation.

Guide to one of the most important collections of Syriac manuscripts in the world.

Focuses on interactions between the Islamic world and other regions from the 8th to the 21st centuries.

Examines the relationship between language, logic and grammar in Ibn al-Sarraj's teachings.

Bilingual Syriac-English editions of two of Saint Jacon of Sarug's homilies on Jacob.

Explores the historical geography and toponyms of the Beth Qatraye region.

An exploration of paradoxical beliefs in the writings of Origen of Alexandria.

Studies of the earliest surviving New Testament commentary manuscript in catena format.

A suggestive reading of Justin Martyr's Apologies .

Explores the cultural responses of defeated parties in war and conquest.

Examines a text that provides invaluable evidence for the study of Indian language and culture.

A useful resource for students of Ge'ez.

A selection of contributions on peritextual elements in Middle Eastern manuscripts.

Journal of the Association for the Study of Language in Prehistory.

Examines the ongoing tradition of rational theology in the Islamic world.

In the nightstands of hotel rooms, kept under lock and key, in the poetry of a pre-apocalyptic environmental cult, and quoted by children, atheists, and murderers alike - the Bible is omnipresent in the work of Margaret Atwood.

George was one of the last scholarly Syrian Orthodox bishops to live in the early Islamic period. His metrical homily, probably composed to be sung during the consecration of the Myron, is presented here with the vocalised Syriac text and English translation on facing pages.

Drawn from Akkadian and Sumerian tablets in the Yale Babylonian Collection, many of them previously unpublished, this collection of readings brings to life the vibrancy of ancient Mesopotamian literature, beyond its better-known myths and epics.