The Nag Hammadi codices and their ancient readers : exploring textual materiality and reading practice

The Nag Hammadi codices and their ancient readers exploring textual materiality and reading practice

Since their discovery in 1945, the Nag Hammadi Codices have generated questions and scholarly debate as to their date and function. Paul Linjamaa contributes to the discussion by offering insights into previously uncharted aspects pertinent to the materiality of the manuscripts. He explores the prac...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Linjamaa, Paul, 1984- author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press 2024.
Edición:1st ed
Materias:
Pachomius, > Saint > Early works to 1800.
Nag Hammadi codices > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Nag Hammadi codices > Criticism, Textual.
Gnostic literature > Early works to 1800.
Coptic manuscripts.
Monasticism and religious orders > Egypt > History > Early church, ca. 30-600.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009786569806719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : the provenance controversy
  • Christian book culture, new philology and gnosticism
  • The find story and the ethics of post-modern manuscript archaeology
  • The construction of Codex I : scribal errors as clues to context
  • Notes made by monks : the marginal markings in Codex I and Codex VIII
  • Vowel constellations and secret language
  • The sacred symbols in the Nag Hammadi codices : books as weapons in demonic war
  • Textual fluidity and multiple versions in monastic textual practice
  • Conclusion : the Nag Hammadi codices from a "textual community" perspective.

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