The Christian Epigraphy of Egypt and Nubia (Hardcover)

Collected Studies CS1070 The present book collects 31 articles that Jacques van der Vliet, a leading scholar in the field of Coptic Studies (Leiden University / Radboud University, Nijmegen), has published since 1999 on Christian inscriptions from Egypt and Nubia. These inscriptions are dated between the third/fourth and the fourteenth centuries, and are often written in Coptic and/or Greek, once in Latin, and sometimes (partly) in Arabic, Syriac or Old Nubian. They include inscriptions on tomb stones, walls of religious buildings, tools, vessels, furniture, amulets and even texts on luxury garments. Whereas earlier scholars in the field of Coptic Studies often focused on either Coptic or Greek, Van der Vliet argues that inscriptions in different languages that appear in the same space or on the same kind of objects should be examined together. In addition, he aims to combine the information from documentary texts, archaeological remains and inscriptions, in order to reconstruct the economic, social and religious life of monastic or civil communities. He practiced this methodology in his studies on the Fayum, Wadi al-Natrun, Sohag, Western Thebes and the region of Aswan and Northern Nubia, which are all included in this book.

General

Imprint:	Crc Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Variorum Collected Studies
Release date:	April 2018
First published:	2018
Authors:	Jacques Van Der Vliet
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	438
ISBN-13:	978-0-8153-5429-1
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Palaeography Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > Middle & Near Eastern archaeology > Egyptian archaeology Books > History > African history > General Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
LSN:	0-8153-5429-0
Barcode:	9780815354291

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