A Manichaean Church at Kellis
This volume offers a comprehensive account of a Manichaean community in fourth-century Roman Egypt. The study analyses papyrological material from Kellis, a village in Egypt's Dakhleh Oasis, and their implications for Manichaeism as a socio-religious movement. Drawing on social network theory a...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Leiden Boston
BRILL
2021
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| In: | Year: 2021 |
| Series/Journal: | Nag Hammadi and Manichaean Studies
100 Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2021, ISBN: 9789004441019 |
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History
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Presumably Free Access Volltext (DOI) |
| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: A Manichaean Church at Kellis. - Leiden ; Boston : BRILL, 2021. - 9789004459762 |
| Summary: | This volume offers a comprehensive account of a Manichaean community in fourth-century Roman Egypt. The study analyses papyrological material from Kellis, a village in Egypt's Dakhleh Oasis, and their implications for Manichaeism as a socio-religious movement. Drawing on social network theory and engaging with current trends in the study of lived ancient religion, Teigen explores how lay families at Kellis cohered as a religious community. Whereas recent scholarship has seen the laity here as largely detached from distinctively Manichaean traditions, he argues that the papyri in fac reveal a community immersed in Manichaean ideas and practices. The book thereby shows how new religious identities were deeply entangled in everyday social life in late antiquity |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9004459774 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/9789004459779 |