The era of the martyrs remembering the great persecution in late antique Egypt

One of the most traumatic experiences of Late Antique Christians was the Great Persecution, begun by Emperor Diocletian and his Tetrarchic colleagues in 303 CE. Here Aaltje Hidding unites research of traditional memory studies with work done by cognitive scientists to examine how they remembered the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Hidding, Aaltje, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter 2020.
Edición:First edition
Colección:Millennium-Studien ; Band 87.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations
  • 1 General Introduction
  • 2 The Martyrs of Oxyrhynchus. Remembering the Great Persecution in the City of the Sharp-Nosed Fish
  • 3 Physician, Martyr, Miracle Worker. Remembering the Great Persecution at the Sanctuary of Saint Colluthus
  • 4 Paphnutius of Dendara. A Monastic Martyr and the Memories of the Great Persecution
  • 5 General Conclusion
  • Appendix 1. The Greek Passion of Paphnutius: Text and translation
  • Appendix 2. The Bohairic Passion of Paphnutius: Text and translation
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Written Sources
  • Index
  • Figures.