Paths of Cultural Transmission Between Syria and Ethiopia: About a Recent Book on Symbolic Interpretations

This contribution discusses Ralph Lee’s volume Symbolic Interpretations in Ethiopic and Early Syriac Literature, particular his proposal about what were the channels of cultural transmission between Christian literatures which could justify consistent number parallels found two poetical liturgical traditions. model used to explain these is proved questionable, an alternative hypothesis offered: Ephrems’ poetry influenced later writers traditions, which, turn, experienced a long season translation from Arabic broad geographical area. As consequence this process, several streams Ephremian tradition transferred world after twelfth century.