Religion and the Everyday Life of Manichaeans in Kellis : Beyond Light and Darkness /

Religion and the Everyday Life of Manichaeans in Kellis : Beyond Light and Darkness /

Religion is never simply there . In Religion and the Everyday Life of Manichaeans in Kellis , Mattias Brand shows where and when ordinary individuals and families in Egypt practiced a Manichaean way of life. Rather than portraying this ancient religion as a well-structured, totalizing community, the...

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Main Author: Brand, Mattias (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden; Boston : Brill, 2022.

Series: Nag Hammadi and Manichaean Studies ; 102.
Nag Hammadi and Manichaean Studies Online, Supplement 2022.

Subjects:

Religion.
Kellis (Extinct city) > Religious life and customs.
Kellis (Extinct city) > Social life and customs.
Manichaeans > Egypt > Kellis (Extinct city)

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Table of Contents:
  • Makarios's Family: Manichaeans at Home in the Oasis
  • Pamour's Connections: Religion beyond a Conflict Model
  • Orion's Language: Manichaean Self-Designation in the Kellis Papyri
  • Tehat's Gifts: Everyday Community Boundaries
  • The Deacon's Practice: Manichaean Gatherings with Prayer and Psalm Singing
  • Matthaios's Grief: Manichaean Death Rituals
  • Ision's Books: Scribal Culture and Access to Manichaean Texts
  • Conclusion: Untidy History: Manichaeanness in Everyday Life.