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

"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,...

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Superior document:Nag Hammadi and Manichaean Studies ; Volume 102
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden : : Brill,, [2022]
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Year of Publication:2022
Edition:First edition.
Language:English
Series:Nag Hammadi and Manichaean studies ; Volume 102.
Physical Description:1 online resource (425 pages)
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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.