Book of the Dove

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Book of the Dove is a mystical and philosophical treatise by the 13th-century Syriac scholar Bar Hebraeus, exploring themes of spiritual life, contemplation, and ascetic practice.

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Book of the Dove canonical 2

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instanceOf Syriac literary work ⓘ
mystical treatise ⓘ
philosophical treatise ⓘ
aim guidance toward perfection in Christian life ⓘ
associatedRegion Upper Mesopotamia ⓘ
associatedScholar Bar Hebraeus ⓘ
author Bar Hebraeus ⓘ
centuryOfComposition 13th century ⓘ
componentOf Bar Hebraeus’s spiritual writings ⓘ
doctrinalContext Miaphysite theology ⓘ
focus contemplative knowledge of God ⓘ
practical guidance for the spiritual path ⓘ
purification of the heart ⓘ
stages of spiritual growth ⓘ
genre Christian ascetical literature ⓘ
mystical literature ⓘ
spiritual treatise ⓘ
historicalContext medieval Syriac Christianity ⓘ
influencedBy Greek patristic spirituality ⓘ
earlier Syriac ascetical writers ⓘ
intendedAudience ascetics ⓘ
monastics ⓘ
spiritually advanced laypeople ⓘ
language Syriac ⓘ
literaryForm prose treatise ⓘ
mainTheme ascetic practice ⓘ
contemplation ⓘ
spiritual life ⓘ
notableFor integration of mystical and philosophical reflection ⓘ
systematic treatment of the spiritual life ⓘ
philosophicalAspect contemplative philosophy ⓘ
practical ethics of the spiritual life ⓘ
preservation Syriac manuscript tradition ⓘ
religiousContext Syriac Orthodox Church ⓘ
religiousGenre mystagogy ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
spiritualDisciplineEmphasized fasting ⓘ
humility ⓘ
repentance ⓘ
unceasing prayer ⓘ
vigil ⓘ
theologicalOrientation Eastern Christian mysticism ⓘ
topic detachment from worldly concerns ⓘ
inner spiritual transformation ⓘ
moral purification ⓘ
prayer ⓘ
union with God ⓘ

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Bar Hebraeus → notableWork → Book of the Dove ⓘ
Abu’l-Faraj ibn al-ʿIbrī → notableWork → Book of the Dove ⓘ