Open AccessARABIC-KARSHUNI: AN ATTEMPT TO PRESERVE MARONITE IDENTITY; THE CASE OF ALEPPO
Author(s) -
Francisco del Río Sánchez
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the levantine review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2164-6678
DOI - 10.6017/lev.v2i1.5079
Subject(s) - arabic , aleppo pine , identity (music) , history , ancient history , geology , linguistics , philosophy , archaeology , mediterranean climate , aesthetics
This paper investigates the reasons behind Middle Eastern Syriac Christian communities - particulary the Maronites' - use of the Syriac script when writing Arabic; a phenomenon known as Karshuni
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