Writing and Communication in Early Egyptian Monasticism.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (253 pages)
- Texts and Studies in Eastern Christianity Series ; v.9 .
- Texts and Studies in Eastern Christianity Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- List of Contributors -- Chapter 1. Avant Propos (Larsen) -- Chapter 2. Communicating Monasticism: Reading and Writing Monastic texts in Late Antique Egypt (Choat and Giorda) -- Chapter 3. Monastic Letters on Papyrus from Late Antique Egypt (Choat) -- Chapter 4. From Textual to Ritual Practice: Written Media and Authority in Shenoute's Canons (Dilley) -- Chapter 5. Monastic Wills: The Continuation of Late Roman Legal Tradition? (Garel and Nowak) -- Chapter 6. Writing Monastic Testaments: A Communication from Generation to Generation (Giorda) -- Chapter 7. The Wisdom of the Wall: Innovation in Monastic Epigraphy (van der Vliet) -- Chapter 8. Writing and Monastic Doctrine (Vecoli) -- Chapter 9. Monastic Graffiti in Context: The Temple of Seti I at Abydos (Westerfeld) -- Chapter 10. Biblical Recitations and Their Function in the Piety of Monastic Egypt (Wipszycka) -- Index of Modern Authors -- Index of Biblical References -- Index of Ancient Sources -- Index of People, Places, and Subjects.
The presence and practice of writing and modes of communication within late antique Egyptian monasticism is examined in a volume which addresses monks as letter writers, copyists, readers, and teachers, and the symbolic and spiritual value of the written word.
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Coptic language-History. Coptic monasticism and religious orders-Egypt. Literacy.