Egypt in the Byzantine World, 300–700 - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521871379 ISBN 13: 9780521871372

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2007

Synopsis

Egypt in the period from the reign of the emperor Constantine to the Arab conquest was both a vital part of the Late Roman and Byzantine world, participating fully in the culture of its wider Mediterranean society, and a distinctive milieu, launched on a path to developing the Coptic Christian culture that we see fully only after the end of Byzantine rule. This book is the first comprehensive survey of Egypt to treat this entire period including the first half-century of Arab rule. Twenty-one renowned specialists present the history, society, economy, culture, religious institutions, art and architecture of the period. Topics covered range from elite literature to mummification and from monks to Alexandrian scholars. A full range of Egypt's uniquely rich source materials - literature, papyrus documents, letters, and archaeological remains - gives exceptional depth and vividness to this portrait of a society, and recent archaeological discoveries are described and illustrated.

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Review:

'Egypt in the Byzantine World, 300–700 is warmly recommended to every student of Late Antiquity.' Scripta Classica Israelica

'As a whole the volume covers an extremely wide range of topics across the entire scholarly spectrum of research into Byzantine Egypt, while each contribution successfully offers lucid and penetrating analyses of specific topics. This book will quickly and deservedly find a wide readership among all those interested in Egypt in the Byzantine world, and will no doubt serve as a helpful spur to future research.' Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Book Description:

A comprehensive portrayal of the history, society, economy, culture, religious life, art and archaeology of Egypt from the fourth to the seventh centuries. Attention is paid both to Egypt's connections to the wider Mediterranean world and to the emergence of Coptic as a distinctive literary and religious culture.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0521871379
• ISBN 13: 9780521871372
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 482
• Editor: Roger S. Bagnall