The Nag Hammadi codices and their ancient readers : exploring textual materiality and reading practice / Paul Linjamaa, Lund University.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Linjamaa, Paul, 1984- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gnostic literature--Early works to 1800.

Gnostic literature.

Coptic manuscripts.

Monasticism and religious orders--Egypt--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.

Monasticism and religious orders.

Nag Hammadi codices--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Nag Hammadi codices.

Nag Hammadi codices--Criticism, Textual.

Pachomius, Saint--Early works to 1800.

Pachomius.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 265 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2024.

Summary:

"Since their discovery in 1945, the Nag Hammadi Codices have generated scholarly debate as to their date and function. This study analyses the palaeography and codicology of the manuscripts, focusing on paratextual elements and scribal features. Linjamaa explores how Pachomian monks used the texts for spiritual development and pedagogical practices"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Introduction : the provenance controversy

Christian book culture, new philology and gnosticism

The find story and the ethics of post-modern manuscript archaeology

The construction of Codex I : scribal errors as clues to context

Notes made by monks : the marginal markings in Codex I and Codex VIII

Vowel constellations and secret language

The sacred symbols in the Nag Hammadi codices : books as weapons in demonic war

Textual fluidity and multiple versions in monastic textual practice

Conclusion : the Nag Hammadi codices from a "textual community" perspective

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 12 Jan 2024).

ISBN:

9781009441490

1009441493

9781009441445

1009441442

9781009441483

1009441485

OCLC:

1419871986

Access Restriction:

Open Access. Unrestricted online access