The Era of the Martyrs : Remembering the Great Persecution in Late Antique Egypt /
Hidding, Aaltje,
The Era of the Martyrs : Remembering the Great Persecution in Late Antique Egypt / Aaltje Hidding. - 1 online resource - Millennium-Studien / Millennium Studies ; 87 .
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
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 Persecution. The resulting methodological framework, the 'cognitive ecology', systemically studies all what can be covered by this term - social surroundings, cognitive artefacts and the physical environment - and bridges the gap between individual and collective memory. The author analyses the remembrance of the Persecution in three different regions along the Nile river. In Oxyrhynchus, the thousands of papyrus fragments found at the city's rubbish dump give a vivid image of the martyrs in the daily lives of the Oxyrhynchites. In Antinoopolis, known for the cult of the physician saint Colluthus, she zooms in on the rituals and practices at a martyr's sanctuary. Finally, in Dandara, the rich hagiographical dossier of the anchorite Paphnutius shows how old memories of the Persecution became mixed with new monastic experiences. The Bohairic and Greek Passion of Paphnutius appear in their first complete English translations.
In English.
9783110689686 3110689685
10.1515/9783110689686 doi
2020937616
30-600
Persecution--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.
Martyrdom--Christianity--History.
Christian martyrs--Egypt.
Erinnerung /kulturelle.
Late Antique Egypt, Memory Studies, Cult of the Martyrs.
Märtyrer.
Ägyptern /Spätantike.
Christian martyrs
Martyrdom--Christianity
Persecution--Early church
Egypt
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History
BR1604.23 / .H53 2020
932
The Era of the Martyrs : Remembering the Great Persecution in Late Antique Egypt / Aaltje Hidding. - 1 online resource - Millennium-Studien / Millennium Studies ; 87 .
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
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 Persecution. The resulting methodological framework, the 'cognitive ecology', systemically studies all what can be covered by this term - social surroundings, cognitive artefacts and the physical environment - and bridges the gap between individual and collective memory. The author analyses the remembrance of the Persecution in three different regions along the Nile river. In Oxyrhynchus, the thousands of papyrus fragments found at the city's rubbish dump give a vivid image of the martyrs in the daily lives of the Oxyrhynchites. In Antinoopolis, known for the cult of the physician saint Colluthus, she zooms in on the rituals and practices at a martyr's sanctuary. Finally, in Dandara, the rich hagiographical dossier of the anchorite Paphnutius shows how old memories of the Persecution became mixed with new monastic experiences. The Bohairic and Greek Passion of Paphnutius appear in their first complete English translations.
In English.
9783110689686 3110689685
10.1515/9783110689686 doi
2020937616
30-600
Persecution--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.
Martyrdom--Christianity--History.
Christian martyrs--Egypt.
Erinnerung /kulturelle.
Late Antique Egypt, Memory Studies, Cult of the Martyrs.
Märtyrer.
Ägyptern /Spätantike.
Christian martyrs
Martyrdom--Christianity
Persecution--Early church
Egypt
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History
BR1604.23 / .H53 2020
932