Legal and Moral Norms Concerning Marriage in the Writings of the Assyrian Bishop Mar Abdisho (†1318)
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https://doi.org/10.12775/TiCz.2024.007Keywords
Medieval Middle East, Assyrians, Mar Abdisho, betrothal, marriage, divorceAbstract
The article presents an analysis of the works of a medieval Assyrian scholar, Bishop Mar Abdisho bar Brikha, on legal and moral norms regarding marriage in the Assyrian Church. Mar Abdisho was the last of the great Assyrian writers to write in both Syriac and Arabic, so his work deserves special attention. The norms of marriage described by the bishop were approved by the synod of the Assyrian Church in the year of his death. Apart from a few modifications, they are still valid today under canon law. The author approaches the subject of marriage from a holistic perspective. After describing the meaning and importance of betrothal and engagement as well as the essence of marriage, he discusses their objectives, lists the obstacles to getting married, and elaborates on reasons that may lead to divorce. An interesting aspect of the research is noting that monogamy was a characteristic element of Assyrian culture as early as the middle of the third millennium BC.
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