The era of the martyrs : : remembering the great persecution in late antique Egypt /

The era of the martyrs : : remembering the great persecution in late antique Egypt / / Aaltje Hidding.

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...

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Superior document:Millennium-Studien = Millennium Studies ; Band 87
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Hidding, Aaltje,
Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter,, 2020.
Year of Publication:2020
Edition:First edition.
Language:English
Series:Millennium-Studien ; Band 87.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 224 pages) :; illustrations.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations
  • 1 General Introduction
  • 2 The Martyrs of Oxyrhynchus. Remembering the Great Persecution in the City of the Sharp-Nosed Fish
  • 3 Physician, Martyr, Miracle Worker. Remembering the Great Persecution at the Sanctuary of Saint Colluthus
  • 4 Paphnutius of Dendara. A Monastic Martyr and the Memories of the Great Persecution
  • 5 General Conclusion
  • Appendix 1. The Greek Passion of Paphnutius: Text and translation
  • Appendix 2. The Bohairic Passion of Paphnutius: Text and translation
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Written Sources
  • Index
  • Figures.

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