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Religion in Roman Egypt

Religion in Roman Egypt Paperback - 1998

by Frankfurter, David

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Princeton University Press, 1998 Softcover in illustrated wraps BRAND NEW, no remainder mark, pristine new copy; 8vo; xvi + 314pp indexed & illus. Soft Cover. New.
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  • Title Religion in Roman Egypt
  • Author Frankfurter, David
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition New
  • Pages 336
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Princeton University Press, Princeton
  • Date 1998
  • Features Bibliography, Maps
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 30970
  • ISBN 9780691070544 / 0691070547
  • Weight 1.06 lbs (0.48 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.24 x 6.08 x 0.81 in (23.47 x 15.44 x 2.06 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
    • Cultural Region: African
    • Cultural Region: East Africa
    • Cultural Region: Mediterranean
    • Cultural Region: North Africa
    • Religious Orientation: Christian
    • Theometrics: Academic
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 97049576
  • Dewey Decimal Code 200.932

First line

AS MUCH as this book concerns Egyptian religion in its later phases (roughly 100 to 600 C.E.), it is a study in cultural resilience, and it draws comparatively upon other such studies in order to answer the question, How does an established culture preserve its religious ways despite multiple pressures and traumas?

From the rear cover

"Popular religion is at the center of this excellent study. Frankfurter places Christianity in a multifaceted, often unexpected context in the countryside of Egypt. He shows that despite the state's new religion, Egyptian gods, goddesses, and cultic practices persisted. The result is a thoroughly stimulating book---an unusual mix of erudition and interpretation--and one which I read with great pleasure."--Dorothy J. Thompson, Girton College, Cambridge

"Clearly written and well-researched, [Frankfurter's] book is accessible to a wide audience of scholars and lay people alike."--J. G. Manning, Stanford University

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About the author

David Frankfurter is Associate Professor of History and Religious Studies at the University of New Hampshire. He is the author of Elijah in Upper Egypt: The Apocalypse of Elijah and Early Egyptian Christianity.