The Manichaean Church at Kellis : Social Networks and Religious Identity in Late Antique Egypt

The Manichaean Church at Kellis Social Networks and Religious Identity in Late Antique Egypt

The Manichaean Church in Kellis presents an in-depth study of social organisation within the religious movement known as Manichaeism in Roman Egypt. In particular, it employs papyri from Kellis (Ismant el-Kharab), a village in the Dakhleh Oasis, to explore the socio-religious world of lay Manichaean...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Teigen, Håkon Fiane, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden : Brill 2021
2021.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Nag Hammadi and Manichaean studies.
Materias:
Civilization.
Manichaeism.
Kellis (Extinct city) > Civilization.
Religion: general
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009605740806719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Mani's Church and Social Life
  • Life in Kellis: Society and Religion in an Oasis Town
  • The Pamour Family: Familial and Economic Networks
  • Village Networks: The Small World of Fourth-Century Kellis
  • Manichaean Cues: Religious Identity in Everyday Life
  • Manichaean Networks: The Social Networks of the Laity at Kellis
  • Manichaean Books: Textual Practices, Community, and the Literary Texts
  • Manichaean Rituals: Elect and Laity at Kellis
  • The Manichaean Church: Elect Organisation
  • Conclusion: A Church in the World.

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