Syriac Gazetteer
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Historians, data scientists work to preserve endangered Middle Eastern culture with NEH grant
Vanderbilt Divinity School and the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries announced a grant of $350,000 from the NEH that is enabling Vanderbilt to partner with Texas A&M and Marquette universities to continue preserving the history of Syriac culture, a medieval dialect once spoken widely by Middle Eastern Christian communities. Read MoreApr 19, 2023
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Preserving the history of Syriac Christianity in the Middle East
An international collaboration that includes Divinity scholar David Michelson has published three new reference works to help preserve Syriac, an endangered Middle East language and culture. Read MoreFeb 8, 2017
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Vanderbilt Libraries to host ‘Cultural Heritage at Scale’ symposium
Scholars, students and other interested individuals are invited to a free Vanderbilt Libraries symposium on the challenges and opportunities for those who build national-scale digital cultural preservation projects. Read MoreMay 25, 2016
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Michelson receives NEH grant to save endangered Middle Eastern culture
David Michelson, an assistant professor of the history of Christianity at Vanderbilt Divinity School, is among three recipients of funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities to preserve Middle Eastern culture in danger of extinction. Read MoreApr 8, 2015
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Christians of Syria and Iraq topic of Divinity Community Breakfast
A Feb. 5 community breakfast at Vanderbilt Divinity School features a professor who focuses on the study and preservation of endangered Syriac Christian culture. Read MoreJan 27, 2015
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Listen: ‘Syriac Gazetteer’ preserves endangered Middle East cultures
Key moments in the development and interaction of Judaism, Christianity, Islam and other religions are being preserved through Syriaca.org, an international collaboration edited by scholars at Vanderbilt and Princeton universities. Read MoreApr 23, 2014