The Era of the Martyrs: Remembering the Great Persecution in Late Antique Egypt

Aaltje Hidding

Open Access Published by De Gruyter 2020

The Era of the Martyrs

Remembering the Great Persecution in Late Antique Egypt

Aaltje Hidding

Volume 87 in the series Millennium-Studien / Millennium Studies

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110689686

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One of the most traumatic experiences of Late Antique Christians was the Great Persecution, begun by Emperor Diocletian and his Tetrarchic colleagues in 303 CE. Here Aaltje Hidding unites research of traditional memory studies with work done by cognitive scientists to examine how they remembered the Persecution. The resulting methodological framework, the ‘cognitive ecology’, systemically studies all what can be covered by this term - social surroundings, cognitive artefacts and the physical environment - and bridges the gap between individual and collective memory. The author analyses the remembrance of the Persecution in three different regions along the Nile river. In Oxyrhynchus, the thousands of papyrus fragments found at the city’s rubbish dump give a vivid image of the martyrs in the daily lives of the Oxyrhynchites. In Antinoopolis, known for the cult of the physician saint Colluthus, she zooms in on the rituals and practices at a martyr’s sanctuary. Finally, in Dandara, the rich hagiographical dossier of the anchorite Paphnutius shows how old memories of the Persecution became mixed with new monastic experiences. The Bohairic and Greek Passion of Paphnutius appear in their first complete English translations.

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Aaltje Hidding, Archäologische Staatssammlung München, Germany

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Frontmatter Open Access Download PDF	i
Preface Open Access Download PDF	v
Contents Open Access Download PDF	ix
Abbreviations Open Access Download PDF	xi
1 General Introduction Open Access Download PDF	1
2 The Martyrs of Oxyrhynchus. Remembering the Great Persecution in the City of the Sharp-Nosed Fish Open Access Download PDF	33
3 Physician, Martyr, Miracle Worker. Remembering the Great Persecution at the Sanctuary of Saint Colluthus Open Access Download PDF	67
4 Paphnutius of Dendara. A Monastic Martyr and the Memories of the Great Persecution Open Access Download PDF	99
5 General Conclusion Open Access Download PDF	130
Appendix 1. The Greek Passion of Paphnutius Open Access Download PDF	139
Appendix 2. The Bohairic Passion of Paphnutius Open Access Download PDF	177
Bibliography Open Access Download PDF	193
Index of Written Sources Open Access Download PDF	213
Index Open Access Download PDF	217
Figures Open Access Download PDF	223

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Wissenschaftler, Institute, Bibliotheken
Pages
- Front matter: 11
- Main content: 224
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 2
Keywords: Late Antique Egypt; Memory Studies; Cult of the Martyrs

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Published: August 24, 2020
ISBN: 9783110689686

Hardcover

Published: August 24, 2020
ISBN: 9783110689570