Research Catalog

Title

The Manichaean church in Kellis / by Håkon Fiane Teigen.

Author

Teigen, Håkon Fiane

Publication

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021]

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Details

Description

xix, 345 pages : illustrations (some color), maps; 25 cm.

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"--

Series Statement

Nag Hammadi and Manichaean studies, 0929-2470 ; volume 100

Uniform Title

Nag Hammadi and Manichaean studies ; v. 100.

Alternative Title

Manichaean church in Kellis : social networks and religious identity in late antique Egypt

Subject

• Manichaeism
• Manichaeans > Egypt > Kellis (Extinct city)
• Civilization
• Manichaeans
• Kellis (Extinct city) > Civilization
• Egypt > Kellis (Extinct city)

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-328) and indexes.

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.

Call Number

JFE 21-8609

ISBN

• 9789004459762
• 9004459766

LCCN

• 2021008227
• 9789004459762

OCLC

1237349221

Author

Teigen, Håkon Fiane, author.

Title

The Manichaean church in Kellis / by Håkon Fiane Teigen.

Publisher

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021]

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Nag Hammadi and Manichaean studies, 0929-2470 ; volume 100

Nag Hammadi and Manichaean studies ; v. 100.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-328) and indexes.

Cover Title

Manichaean church in Kellis : social networks and religious identity in late antique Egypt

Other Form:

Online version: Teigen, Håkon Fiane. Manichaean church at Kellis Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021] 9789004459779 (DLC) 2021008228

Other Standard Identifier

9789004459762

Research Call Number

JFE 21-8609