Politics, Monasticism, and Miracles in Sixth Century Upper Egypt: A Critical Edition and Translation of the Coptic Texts on Abraham of Farshut

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This volume contains a critical edition and translation of the Coptic texts on Abraham of Farshut, the last Coptic orthodox archimandrite of the Pachomian federation in Upper Egypt. While past studies have focused on the origins and early years of this, the first communal monastic movement, James E. Goehring turns to its final days and ultimate demise in the sixth century reign of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I. He examines the literary nature of the texts, their role in the making of a saint, and the historical events that they reveal. Miracle stories and tendentious accounts give way to the reconstruction of internal debates over the decrees of the Council of Chalcedon, political intrigue, and the eventual reordering of the communal monastic movement in Upper Egypt. Cover Preface Table of Contents Abbreviations Introduction Chapter 1: The Manuscripts A. White Monastery Codex GC I. Codicology II. Paleography, Orthography, and Language III. History of the Codex and Its Publication B. White Monastery Codex GB I. Codicology II. Paleography, Orthography, and Language III. History of the Codex and Its Publication Chapter 2: Literary and Historical Analysis A. Introduction B. Synoptic Account C. The Individual Sources and Their Development D. Hagiography and History Chapter 3: Texts and Translations A. White Monastery Manuscript GC I. First Panegyric on Abraham of Farshut II. On Abraham of Farshut B. White Monastery Manuscript GB I. Excerpt on Abraham of Farshut from a Panegyric on Manasse C. Fragment 1 Chapter 4: Related Texts A. Copto-Arabic Synaxarion B. Panegyric on Apollo 10 Appendix A: Previously Published Editions Appendix B: Manuscript Pages Listed by Library Appendix C: Manuscript Sigla Table Plates Bibliography Index to the Coptic Texts A. Coptic Words Personal Names Geographic Names Monastic and Religious Titles Monastic and Religious Terms Secular Titles and Terms Biblical Books Months B. Greek Loan Words C. Biblical Citations, Allusions, and References Index of Subjects