Ioana Feodorov, Ph. D. (1998), Institute for South-East European Studies, Romanian Academy, Bucharest, is a researcher of Christian Arabic literature connecting the Patriarchate of Antioch with Romanian lands, author of contributions on Arabic travelogues, Arabic manuscripts, Cantemir studies etc.Yulia Petrova, Ph. D. (2007), A. Krymsky Institute of Oriental Studies, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Senior Lecturer at Kiev National Linguistic University, author of contributions on Arabic dialectology, sociolinguistics, lexicology, and textual criticism of Arabic Christian manuscripts.Virgil Cândea, Ph. D. (1970), Professor of Religious Art and Theology of the Icon at the University of Bucharest, Vice-President of the Romanian Academy, a scholar of Dimitrie Cantemir’s life and works, a specialist in Romanian and East-European medieval studies, church art and early printing. Died in 2007.

• ContentsPreface1 IntroductionHistorical Background Structure and Contents of the DivanThe Divan – A Philosophical and Ethical WritingThe Divan in Romanian and European CultureCirculation of the DivanReferences2 Editor’s Note1 The Arabic Version: Source and Conception1.1 Athanasius Dabbās – The Hierarch, the Scholar1.2 The Source1.3 The Arabic Title1.4 Authorship1.5 Distinctions in Content1.6 Novelty of the Present Work2 The Arabic Text2.1 Language Variety 2.2 Editorial Principles2.3 Arabic Language Features3 The English Translation3.1 Translation Principles3.2 Biblical Quotations3.3 Additional Features3 General Survey of the ManuscriptsSource-Manuscripts of this EditionOther ManuscriptsArabic Edition and English TranslationIntroduction – المقدمةBook One – الجزء الاوّلBook Two – الجزء الثانيBook Three – الجزء الثالثAppendix Sources Index of Biblical QuotationsIndex of Classical Authors and WorksIndex of NamesFigures

Ioana Feodorov, Ph. D. (1998), Institute for South-East European Studies, Romanian Academy, Bucharest, is a researcher of Christian Arabic literature connecting the Patriarchate of Antioch with Romanian lands, author of contributions on Arabic travelogues, Arabic manuscripts, Cantemir studies etc.Yulia Petrova, Ph. D. (2007), A. Krymsky Institute of Oriental Studies, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Senior Lecturer at Kiev National Linguistic University, author of contributions on Arabic dialectology, sociolinguistics, lexicology, and textual criticism of Arabic Christian manuscripts.Virgil Cândea, Ph. D. (1970), Professor of Religious Art and Theology of the Icon at the University of Bucharest, Vice-President of the Romanian Academy, a scholar of Dimitrie Cantemir’s life and works, a specialist in Romanian and East-European medieval studies, church art and early printing. Died in 2007.

• ContentsPreface1 IntroductionHistorical Background Structure and Contents of the DivanThe Divan – A Philosophical and Ethical WritingThe Divan in Romanian and European CultureCirculation of the DivanReferences2 Editor’s Note1 The Arabic Version: Source and Conception1.1 Athanasius Dabbās – The Hierarch, the Scholar1.2 The Source1.3 The Arabic Title1.4 Authorship1.5 Distinctions in Content1.6 Novelty of the Present Work2 The Arabic Text2.1 Language Variety 2.2 Editorial Principles2.3 Arabic Language Features3 The English Translation3.1 Translation Principles3.2 Biblical Quotations3.3 Additional Features3 General Survey of the ManuscriptsSource-Manuscripts of this EditionOther ManuscriptsArabic Edition and English TranslationIntroduction – المقدمةBook One – الجزء الاوّلBook Two – الجزء الثانيBook Three – الجزء الثالثAppendix Sources Index of Biblical QuotationsIndex of Classical Authors and WorksIndex of NamesFigures

Ioana Feodorov, Ph. D. (1998), Institute for South-East European Studies, Romanian Academy, Bucharest, is a researcher of Christian Arabic literature connecting the Patriarchate of Antioch with Romanian lands, author of contributions on Arabic travelogues, Arabic manuscripts, Cantemir studies etc.Yulia Petrova, Ph. D. (2007), A. Krymsky Institute of Oriental Studies, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Senior Lecturer at Kiev National Linguistic University, author of contributions on Arabic dialectology, sociolinguistics, lexicology, and textual criticism of Arabic Christian manuscripts.Virgil Cândea, Ph. D. (1970), Professor of Religious Art and Theology of the Icon at the University of Bucharest, Vice-President of the Romanian Academy, a scholar of Dimitrie Cantemir’s life and works, a specialist in Romanian and East-European medieval studies, church art and early printing. Died in 2007.

• ContentsPreface1 IntroductionHistorical Background Structure and Contents of the DivanThe Divan – A Philosophical and Ethical WritingThe Divan in Romanian and European CultureCirculation of the DivanReferences2 Editor’s Note1 The Arabic Version: Source and Conception1.1 Athanasius Dabbās – The Hierarch, the Scholar1.2 The Source1.3 The Arabic Title1.4 Authorship1.5 Distinctions in Content1.6 Novelty of the Present Work2 The Arabic Text2.1 Language Variety 2.2 Editorial Principles2.3 Arabic Language Features3 The English Translation3.1 Translation Principles3.2 Biblical Quotations3.3 Additional Features3 General Survey of the ManuscriptsSource-Manuscripts of this EditionOther ManuscriptsArabic Edition and English TranslationIntroduction – المقدمةBook One – الجزء الاوّلBook Two – الجزء الثانيBook Three – الجزء الثالثAppendix Sources Index of Biblical QuotationsIndex of Classical Authors and WorksIndex of NamesFigures