11:3511:35, 23 May 2024diffhist−219
The Ascetical Homilies of Isaac the Syrian
Removed an incorrect assertion. While the assertion was tagged with an academic source, it in fact misrepresented this source. Chialà 2014, p. 124 actually acknowledges the existence of an authentic 'Second Part' and 'Third Part' besides Isaac's 'Ascetical Homilies'; it only notes doubts about the authenticity of some other more fragmentary writings attributed to Isaac besides these 'Parts'Tag: Visual edit
11:3111:31, 23 May 2024diffhist−374
Isaac the Syrian
→Life: I've removed some unsourced assertions about Isaac's early life. No academic source was given for them, nor does either of the two biographical sources that we have for Isaac (Ishodnah or the anonymous West Syrian account) mention any of said assertionsTag: Visual edit
14:4614:46, 10 March 2020diffhist+96
Russian nationalism
corrected the ethnic connotations of Russian nationalism. Whilst typical of modern expressions thereof, to characterise it as an ethnic movement is ahistorical.
11:3511:35, 23 May 2024diffhist−219
The Ascetical Homilies of Isaac the Syrian
Removed an incorrect assertion. While the assertion was tagged with an academic source, it in fact misrepresented this source. Chialà 2014, p. 124 actually acknowledges the existence of an authentic 'Second Part' and 'Third Part' besides Isaac's 'Ascetical Homilies'; it only notes doubts about the authenticity of some other more fragmentary writings attributed to Isaac besides these 'Parts'Tag: Visual edit
11:3111:31, 23 May 2024diffhist−374
Isaac the Syrian
→Life: I've removed some unsourced assertions about Isaac's early life. No academic source was given for them, nor does either of the two biographical sources that we have for Isaac (Ishodnah or the anonymous West Syrian account) mention any of said assertionsTag: Visual edit
14:4614:46, 10 March 2020diffhist+96
Russian nationalism
corrected the ethnic connotations of Russian nationalism. Whilst typical of modern expressions thereof, to characterise it as an ethnic movement is ahistorical.