Gorgias Press

Gorgias Press is a US-based independent academic publisher specializing in the history and religion of the Middle East and the larger pre-modern world. The main scope covers Syriac Christianity and Syriac literature, but the press has grown to cover additional topics including the ancient Near East, biblical studies, Arabic and Islamic studies, and more.

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