03356nam 2200505 450 99644943800331620210116181528.03-11-068968-510.1515/9783110689686(CKB)4100000011406677(DE-B1597)541991(DE-B1597)9783110689686(MiAaPQ)EBC6322055(OCoLC)1191864425(PPN)260497231(EXLCZ)99410000001140667720210116d2020 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Era of the Martyrs remembering the great persecution in late antique Eypt /Aaltje HiddingBerlin, Germany ;Boston, Massachusetts :De Gruyter,[2020]©20201 online resource (XI, 224 p.)Millennium-Studien / Millennium Studies ;873-11-068957-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- 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 -- Appendix 2. The Bohairic Passion of Paphnutius -- Bibliography -- Index of Written Sources -- Index -- Figures 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 Persecution. The resulting methodological framework, the ‘cognitive ecology’, systemically studies all what can be covered by this term - social surroundings, cognitive artefacts and the physical environment - and bridges the gap between individual and collective memory. The author analyses the remembrance of the Persecution in three different regions along the Nile river. In Oxyrhynchus, the thousands of papyrus fragments found at the city’s rubbish dump give a vivid image of the martyrs in the daily lives of the Oxyrhynchites. In Antinoopolis, known for the cult of the physician saint Colluthus, she zooms in on the rituals and practices at a martyr’s sanctuary. Finally, in Dandara, the rich hagiographical dossier of the anchorite Paphnutius shows how old memories of the Persecution became mixed with new monastic experiences. The Bohairic and Greek Passion of Paphnutius appear in their first complete English translations. MartyrdomChristianityEgyptfastHistory.fastLate Antique Egypt, Memory Studies, Cult of the Martyrs.MartyrdomChristianity.932Hidding Aaltje1071310MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK996449438003316The Era of the Martyrs2566718UNISA