Kellis : a Roman-period village in Egypt's Dakhleh Oasis / edited by Colin A. Hope, Gillian E. Bowen ; assisted by Bruce E. Parr ; with contributions by Roger S. Bagnall [and 17 others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hope, Colin A., editor.

Bowen, Gillian E., editor.

Parr, Bruce E., editor.

Bagnall, Roger S., contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dakhla Oasis (Egypt)--Antiquities.

Dakhla Oasis (Egypt).

Kellis (Extinct city).

Romans--Egypt.

Romans.

Physical Description:

xxxiv, 480 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm

Edition:

First paperback edition.

Place of Publication:

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

Contents:

[Part I.] Introduction. 1. Kellis in Context / Colin A. Hope. [Part II.] The Domestic Environment. 2. Houses, Households, Household Activities / Colin A. Hope and Gillian E. Bowen

3. Paintings from Domestic Contexts / Helen Whitehouse

4. Crafts / Colin A. Hope

4.1. Basketry, Leatherwork and Cordage / Gillian E. Bowen

4.2. Ceramics / Colin A. Hope

4.3. Glass / Marie-Dominique Nenna

4.4. Textiles / Rosanne Livingstone. [Part III.] Aspects of Life at Kellis. 5. Society and Social Structure / Roger S. Bagnall

6. The Economy. 6.1. Local Economy / Roger S. Bagnall

6.2. Plant Husbandry and Local Subsistence / Ursula Thanheiser

6.3. Coinage / Gillian E. Bowen

7. The Administration of Kellis and Dakhleh Oasis / Andrew Connor

8. Literacy / Andrew Connor

8.1. Greek / Andrew Conner

8.2. Coptic / Iain Gardner

8.3. Demotic / G|nter Vittmann

8.4. Hieroglyphic Egyptian / Olaf E. Kaper

8.5. Latin / Andrew Connor

8.6. Writing Materials / Colin A. Hope. [Part IV.] The Religious Context. 9. The Pharaonic and Classical Religious Complexes and the Cult of Tutu / Colin A. Hope, Gillian E. Bowen and Olaf E. Kaper

10. Painted Decoration in the Main Temple Complex / Helen Whitehouse

11. The Churches / Gillian E. Bowen

12. Types of Christianity : History and Spread, Organisation, Practices and Literature / Iain Gardner. [Part V.] Burial Practices and Population. 13. The Traditional Cemeteries of Kellis / Colin A. Hope, Judith McKenzie and Carlo Rindi Nuzzolo

14. Christian Burial Practices / Gillian E. Bowen

15. Revealing Life through Death : A Review of the Bioarcheological Studies of Human Remains / Tosha L. Dupras, Sandra M. Wheeler, Lana J. Williams, and Peter G. Sheldrick. [Part VI.] Concluding Remarks. 16. The Abandonment of Kellis / Colin A. Hope and Gillian E. Bowen. Appendix. Some Kellis texts in translation.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Reproduction of (manifestation): Kellis.

ISBN:

9781009477512

100947751X

OCLC:

1405188452

Publisher Number:

90100116392