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- Paperback
280 pages
- Release Date
13 October 2025
Summary
The Pearlsong is an ancient poem that recounts the story of a Parthian prince sent by his parents on a mission to Egypt to retrieve a pearl from the clutches of a giant serpent. Along the way, the prince falls asleep and forgets his identity and mission. A letter from his parents awakens him, gives him a spell to put the serpent to sleep so he can retrieve the pearl, and then guides him home. The poem was originally composed in Syriac, translated into Greek, and later paraphrased in …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780674301467 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0674301463 |
| Author: | Adam Bremer-McCollum, Charles M. Stang |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 280 |
| Release Date: | 13 October 2025 |
| Weight: | 478g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 140mm |
| Series: | Texts and Translations of Transcendence and Transformation |
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A treasure-trove of information — yet presented and arranged also so clearly and systematically that readers can choose how many layers deep they want to go, without being overwhelmed by the material. – M. A. Orthofer * Complete Review *
About The Author
Adam Bremer-McCollum
- Adam Bremer-McCollum is a Research Associate at the Center for the Study of World Religions, Harvard Divinity School, and co-editor of the Texts & Translations of Transcendence and Transformation series.
- Charles M. Stang is Professor of Early Christian Thought and Director of the Center for the Study of World Religions at the Harvard Divinity School.
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