From Ismant Al-Kharab to Nag Hammadi: Some Observations about Ideological Diversity in Fourth Century Groups of Coptic Manuscripts
The Kellis (Ismant al-Kharab) find of documentary and literary papyri shows the real cultural life of a Manichaean community. It is the first time that a discovery puts in strict connection literary and liturgical manuscripts with the context in which they were read or produced, that is, a Manichaea...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Morcelliana
[2020]
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Studi e materiali di storia delle religioni
Year: 2020, Volume: 86, Issue: 1, Pages: 117-140 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Kellis (Egypt)
/ Manichaean
/ Handwriting
/ Language
/ Medinet Madi
/ Nag Hammadi Texts
/ Religious pluralism
/ History 300-400
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IxTheo Classification: | BF Gnosticism KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity KBL Near East and North Africa |
Further subjects: | B
Manichaeism
B Codici di Nag Hammadi B Manichaeans B Kellis (Extinct city) B Egyptian antiquities B LITURGY & literature B Coptic culture B Cultura copta B Coptic inscriptions B Ancient libraries B Antiche biblioteche B Nag Hammadi Codices B Manicheismo |