Department of Religious Studies

Brown to hold Eighth North American Syriac Symposium June 2019

Brown is pleased to announce that the University is to be the location of Eighth North American Syriac Symposium in June 16-19, 2019.

Syriac Wedding Feast at Cana: Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana
Syriac Wedding Feast at Cana: Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana

Held every fourSyriac Wedding Feast at Cana: Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana years since 1991, the North American Syriac Symposium brings together university professors, graduate students, and scholars from the United States and Canada, as well as from Europe, the Middle East, and India.  The Symposium offers a unique opportunity for exchange and discussion on a wide variety of topicsrelated to the language, literature, and cultural history of Syriac Christianity, which chronologically spans from the first centuries CE to the present day and geographically extends from Syriac Christianity's homeland in the Middle East, India, China, and the worldwide Diaspora.  Please keep checking the website for the most up-to-date information.