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1 online resource. |
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Series |
Nag Hammadi and Manichaean studies,
0929-2470 ;
volume 100
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Nag Hammadi and Manichaean studies.
0929-2470 ; volume 100.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
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. |
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"-- Provided by publisher. |
Local Note |
JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
Subject |
Manichaeism.
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Manichaeism. |
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Manichaeans -- Egypt -- Kellis (Extinct city)
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Manichaeans. |
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Egypt -- Kellis (Extinct city) |
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Kellis (Extinct city) -- Civilization.
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Civilization. |
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RELIGION / General. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Teigen, Håkon Fiane. A Manichaean church at Kellis Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021] 9789004459762 (DLC) 2021008227 |
ISBN |
9789004459779 (ebook) |
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9004459774 |
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9789004459762 (hardback) |
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