Reagan Patrick

PhD Candidate
reagan.patrick@mail.utoronto.ca

Areas of Interest

  • Syriac Chronicles
  • Extra-Biblical Legends
  • Late Antiquity

Biography

Reagan is a PhD candidate specializing in Aramaic & Syriac studies. Her current doctoral research focuses on the transmission of extra-biblical legends from the works of Josephus into Syriac chronicles, with a particular interest in the impact of this transmission on perceptions of geography and sacred space. Reagan is the recipient of the SSHRC CGS-M & CGS-D as well as a former Jackman Junior Fellow.

Education

  • M.A. in Semitic Languages, University of Toronto
  • B.A. in Classics, Queen's University

Current Supervisor(s)

Amir Harrak

Dissertation Title

Josephus in Syriac: The Impact of Josephan Legends on Syriac Christian Identity and the Perception of Space

Publications

  • "Christianity in the Land of the Persians: The Perception of Geography and Sacred Space in the Canons of Mārūtā of Maipherqat," Journal of the Canadian Society for Syriac Studies, 23-42 (2021).
  • "Continuing Zenobia's Legacy: The Identity of Rebel Leader, Antiochus," Academic Letters, 1-8 (2021)
  • "Searching for Cain's Land: Syriac's Role in Shaping Islamic Tradition and the Appropriation of Sacred Space," Journal of the Canadian Society for Syriac Studies, 41-52 (2019).