Pilgrimage and Holy Space in Late Antique Egypt
Seiten
1998
Brill (Verlag)
978-90-04-11127-1 (ISBN)
Brill (Verlag)
978-90-04-11127-1 (ISBN)
This collection of essays by ancient historians, Egyptologists, Coptologists, and historians of religions covers the Egyptian and Jewish backgrounds of Coptic pilgrimage, its major shrines, and diverse responses to it in sermon and literature.
This volume deals with the origins and rise of Christian pilgrimage cults in late antique Egypt. Part One covers the major theoretical issues in the study of Coptic pilgrimage, such as sacred landscape and shrines' catchment areas, while Part Two examines native Egyptian and Egyptian Jewish pilgrimage practices. Part Three investigates six major shrines, from Philae's diverse non-Christian devotees to the great pilgrim center of Abu Mina and a Thecla shrine on its route. Part Four looks at such diverse pilgrims' rites as oracles, chant, and stational liturgy, while Part Five brings in Athanasius's and an anonymous hagiographer's perspectives on pilgrimage in Egypt. The volume includes illustrations of the Abu Mina site, pilgrims' ampules from the Thecla shrine, as well as several maps.
This volume deals with the origins and rise of Christian pilgrimage cults in late antique Egypt. Part One covers the major theoretical issues in the study of Coptic pilgrimage, such as sacred landscape and shrines' catchment areas, while Part Two examines native Egyptian and Egyptian Jewish pilgrimage practices. Part Three investigates six major shrines, from Philae's diverse non-Christian devotees to the great pilgrim center of Abu Mina and a Thecla shrine on its route. Part Four looks at such diverse pilgrims' rites as oracles, chant, and stational liturgy, while Part Five brings in Athanasius's and an anonymous hagiographer's perspectives on pilgrimage in Egypt. The volume includes illustrations of the Abu Mina site, pilgrims' ampules from the Thecla shrine, as well as several maps.
David Frankfurter, Ph.D. (1990) in Religion, Princeton University, is Professor of History and Religious Studies at the University of New Hampshire. He has published extensively on Christianization in late antiquity, apocalyptic literature, and magic.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 25.11.1998 |
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Reihe/Serie | Religions in the Graeco-Roman World ; 134 |
Zusatzinfo | 9 Line drawings, black and white; 7 Illustrations, black and white |
Verlagsort | Leiden |
Sprache | englisch; französisch |
Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
Gewicht | 968 g |
Einbandart | Leinen |
Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte |
Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Liturgik / Homiletik | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen | |
ISBN-10 | 90-04-11127-1 / 9004111271 |
ISBN-13 | 978-90-04-11127-1 / 9789004111271 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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