Kellis: A Roman-Period Village in Egypt's Dakhleh Oasis

ISBN-13: 9780521190329 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 400 str.

Hope, Colin A.

Opis

Rich account of life over four centuries in a village of Roman Egypt incorporating recent archaeological and textual discoveries.

Spis treści

Part I. Introduction: 1. Kellis in Context Colin A. Hope; Part II. The Domestic Environment: 2. Houses, Households, Household Activities Colin A. Hope and Gillian E. Bowen; 3. Paintings from Domestic Contexts Helen Whitehouse; 4. Crafts Colin A. Hope; 4.1. Basketry, Leatherwork and Cordage Gillian E. Bowen; 4.2. Ceramics Colin A. Hope; 4.3. Glass Marie-Dominique Nenna; 4.4. Textiles Rosanne Livingstone; Part III. Aspects of Life at Kellis: 5. Society and Social Structure Roger S. Bagnall; 6. The Economy; 6.1. Local Economy Roger S. Bagnall; 6.2. Plant Husbandry and Local Subsistence Ursula Thanheiser; 6.3. Coinage Gillian E. Bowen; 7. The Administration of Kellis and Dakhleh Oasis Andrew Connor; 8. Literacy Andrew Connor; 8.1. Greek Andrew Connor; 8.2. Coptic Iain Gardner; 8.3. Demotic Günter Vittmann; 8.4. Hieroglyphic Egyptian Olaf E. Kaper; 8.5. Latin Andrew Connor; 8.6. Writing Materials Colin A. Hope; Part IV. The Religious Context: 9. The Pharaonic and Classical Religious Complexes and the Cult of Tutu Colin A. Hope, Gillian E. Bowen and Olaf E. Kaper; 10. Painted Decoration in the Main Temple Complex Helen Whitehouse; 11. The Churches Gillian E. Bowen; 12. Types of Christianity: History and Spread, Organisation, Practices and Literature Iain Gardner; Part V. Burial Practices and Population: 13. The Traditional Cemeteries of Kellis Colin A. Hope, Judith Mckenzie and Carlo Rindi Nuzzolo; 14. Christian Burial Practices Gillian E. Bowen; 15. Revealing Life through Death: A Review of the Bioarcheological Studies of Human Remains Tosha L. Dupras, Sandra M. Wheeler, Lana J. Williams and Peter G. Sheldrick; Part VI. Concluding Remarks: 16. The Abandonment of Kellis Colin A. Hope and Gillian E. Bowen.