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“Inclination” (yaṣrā) in the Syriac tradition

Abstract:

The Syriac term yaṣrā, “inclination,” “urge,” “wilfulness,” and its use in Syriac texts, has not until recently been the subject of any detailed study, and this is perhaps surprising not only because of its interest for an understanding of early Syriac Christian thought, but also for its potential contribution to discussions of the origins and development of Jewish concepts of the yeṣer.

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10.1017/9781108557153.017

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
HUMS
Department:
Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Oxford college:
Wolfson College
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Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Host title:
Evil Inclination in Early Judaism and Christianity
Pages:
262-279
Chapter number:
17
Publication date:
2021-02-02
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9781108557153


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English
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Chapter
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2347062
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2026-03-03
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