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
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hidding, Aaltje (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Griego
Coptic
Publicado: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2020]
Colección:Millennium-Studien ; Bd. 87.
Temas:
30-600
Persecution > History > Early church, ca. 30-600.
Martyrdom > Christianity > History.
Christian martyrs > Egypt.
Persécutions > Histoire > ca 30-600 (Église primitive)
Martyre > Christianisme > Histoire.
Martyrs chrétiens > Égypte.
Christian martyrs
Martyrdom > Christianity
Persecution > Early church
Egypt
Late Antique Egypt, Memory Studies, Cult of the Martyrs.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • 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
  • Appendix 2. The Bohairic Passion of Paphnutius
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Written Sources
  • Index
  • Figures

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