Parkes Lecture 2019 Event

The Aramaic-speaking communities of Christian and Jews in the Middle East.

The lecture will present a survey of the communities of Christians and Jews who still speak Aramaic in the Middle East. These communities have undergone radical upheavals over the last hundred years, which has resulted in the fact that many of their spoken Aramaic dialects are now severely endangered. The surviving communities of Christians can be found in Syria, south-eastern Turkey, northern Iraq, northwestern Iran and the Caucasus. The surviving Aramaic-speaking Jews originated in northern Iraq and western Iran, but are now almost all living in Israel. The cultural and social relationships between the Christians and Jews are reflected by similarities and differences between their dialects.

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Please note this is a free event however we request you book a place to avoid disappointment. Bookings will close at 13:00 on Friday 26 April 2019.