An Archaeology of Egyptian Monasticism : Settlement, Economy and Daily Life at the White Monastery Federation
Cover -- Title -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Background -- Methodology -- Structure of the Book -- Practical Notes -- 1. Approaching Egyptian Monasticism -- Egyptian Monasticism - A Brief Survey -- A Local Monastic Geography -- The Architecture of Monasticism -- 2. Fram...
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| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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New Haven : Yale Egyptological Institute,
2019
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| Mit dem übergeordneten Werk verknüpfte Titel: | Yale Egyptological Publications
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| Schlagworte: | Christian antiquities Excavations (Archaeology) Electronic books Deir al-Abiad Siedlung Wirtschaft Mönchtum Ordensleben |
| Umfang: | 1 online resource (245 pages) |
| Zusammenfassung: | Cover -- Title -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Background -- Methodology -- Structure of the Book -- Practical Notes -- 1. Approaching Egyptian Monasticism -- Egyptian Monasticism - A Brief Survey -- A Local Monastic Geography -- The Architecture of Monasticism -- 2. Framing the White Monastery -- The White Monastery before the Monks -- The Foundation of the White Monastery and its First Five Abbots -- The White Monastery from the Sixth to the Sixteenth Century -- The White Monastery 'Discovered': European Travellers on the Nile -- The Continued Legacy: Modern Exploration and Re-Establishment -- The Archaeological Exploration of the White Monastery -- Summary -- 3. An Archaeology of the White Monastery -- Background to the Study of the White Monastery -- WM.1 - The Northernmost Part of the Ancient Monastery -- WM.2 - The Funerary Chapel -- WM.3 - North of the White Monastery Church -- WM.4 - West of the White Monastery Church -- WM.5 - South of the White Monastery Church -- WM.6 - The Southeast Corner of the Monastery -- WM.7 - The Southwest Corner of the Monastery -- A Chronology of the White Monastery -- Appendix: Areas, Zones, and Sections at the White Monastery -- 4. Settlement, Economy, and Daily Life at the White Monastery -- Settlement -- Economy: Production and Consumption at the White Monastery -- Visitors to the White Monastery -- Summary -- 5. The Red Monastery and Atripe -- The Red Monastery -- A Monastery in the Village of Atripe -- Summary -- Conclusion -- Archaeology and Text -- The White Monastery after Shenoute -- The Economy of the White Monastery Federation -- Future Perspectives -- Bibliography -- Index -- Plates. |
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| Beschreibung: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (245 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781950343102 1950343103 9781950343003 1950343006 |