The Manichaean Church at Kellis : Social Networks and Religious Identity in Late Antique Egypt / Håkon Fiane Teigen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Teigen, Håkon Fiane, author.

Series:

Nag Hammadi and Manichaean studies ; 100.

Nag Hammadi and Manichaean studies ; 100

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civilization.

Manichaeism.

Kellis (Extinct city)--Civilization.

Kellis (Extinct city).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 345 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Brill 2021

Leiden : BRILL, 2021.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Manichaean Church in Kellis presents an in-depth study of social organisation within the religious movement known as Manichaeism in Roman Egypt. In particular, it employs papyri from Kellis (Ismant el-Kharab), a village in the Dakhleh Oasis, to explore the socio-religious world of lay Manichaeans in the fourth century CE. Manichaeism has often been perceived as an elitist, esoteric religion. Challenging this view, Teigen draws on social network theory and cultural sociology, and engages with the study of lived ancient religion, in order to apprehend how laypeople in Kellis appropriated Manichaean identity and practice in their everyday lives. This perspective, he argues, not only provides a better understanding of Manichaeism: it also has wider implications for how we understand late antique ‘religion’ as a social phenomenon Readership: All interested in the history of Manichaeism, in late antique religion and religious change in the Roman Empire, the application of sociological theory to papyri, and the archaeology of Kellis.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Other Format:

Print version: Teigen, Håkon Fiane. Manichaean Church at Kellis

ISBN:

9789004459779

9004459774

OCLC:

1240264765

Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access