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...
| Published in: | Studi e materiali di storia delle religioni |
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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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| RelBib Classification: | BF Gnosticism KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity KBL Near East and North Africa |
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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 |
| Summary: | 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 Manichaean community. The texts are interesting also from the linguistic point of view, as they attest to a developed Greek / Egyptian diglossia, as well as the familiarity with Manichaean Syriac. In the paper this evidence is compared to that provided by other discoveries of Coptic manuscripts such as those of Medinet Madi, Nag Hammadi and Dishna, and is used to give new arguments in the debate about the monastic origins of the Nag Hammadi codices. Il ritrovamento avvenuto a Kellis (Ismant al-Kharab) di papiri documentari e letterari mostra la vera vita culturale di una comunità manichea. È la prima volta che una scoperta mette in stretta connessione manoscritti letterari e liturgici con il contesto in cui sono stati letti o prodotti, cioè una comunità manichea. I testi sono interessanti anche dal punto di vista linguistico, in quanto attestano una diglossia greco-egiziana sviluppata e una familiarità con il siriaco manicheo. Nel contributo questa evidenza viene confronta ta con quella fornita da altre scoperte di manoscritti copti, come quelle di Medinet Madi, Nag Hammadi e Dishna, e viene utilizzata per fornire nuovi argomenti nel dibattito sulle origini monastiche dei codici di Nag Hammadi. [Abstract from author] |
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| ISSN: | 2611-8742 |
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