Fictional books in Coptic apocrypha

Coptic literature abounds with references to books that never existed as physical objects in their own right. This article explores the role of fictional books specifically in a selection of Coptic apocrypha deriving from the entire period of Coptic literary production. Whether presented as apostoli...

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Main Author: Lundhaug, Hugo 1970- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2023
In: Journal for the study of the pseudepigrapha
Year: 2023, Volume: 32, Issue: 4, Pages: 323-341
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Coptic language / Apocrypha / Old Testament / Fiction / Reference / Reference (Linguistics)
IxTheo Classification:BH Judaism
HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Early Christianity
B pseudo-documentarism
B Apocrypha
B storyworlds
B Fiction
B orthodoxy and heresy
B Coptic
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Summary:Coptic literature abounds with references to books that never existed as physical objects in their own right. This article explores the role of fictional books specifically in a selection of Coptic apocrypha deriving from the entire period of Coptic literary production. Whether presented as apostolic, prophetic, or angelic; earthly or heavenly; historical or contemporary, references to fictional books could function as veracity devices, authority claims, or as materials for storyworld creation. Taking as its points of departure recent work on pseudo-documentarism, transnarrative storyworlds, and the cognitive effects of fiction, this article explores implicit claims to authority and authenticity, as well as the fuzzy boundaries and interrelationships between fictional and factual references in meaning- and world-making.
ISSN:1745-5286
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the pseudepigrapha
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/09518207231152828