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100	1		_aLinjamaa, Paul, _d1984- _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe Nag Hammadi codices and their ancient readers : _bexploring textual materiality and reading practice / _cPaul Linjamaa, Lund University.
264		1	_aCambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : _bCambridge University Press, _c2024.
300			_a1 online resource (xiii, 265 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
506	0		_aOpen Access. _fUnrestricted online access _2star
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 12 Jan 2024).
505	0		_aIntroduction : the provenance controversy -- Christian book culture, new philology and gnosticism -- The find story and the ethics of post-modern manuscript archaeology -- The construction of Codex I : scribal errors as clues to context -- Notes made by monks : the marginal markings in Codex I and Codex VIII -- Vowel constellations and secret language -- The sacred symbols in the Nag Hammadi codices : books as weapons in demonic war -- Textual fluidity and multiple versions in monastic textual practice -- Conclusion : the Nag Hammadi codices from a "textual community" perspective.
520			_aSince their discovery in 1945, the Nag Hammadi Codices have generated questions and scholarly debate as to their date and function. Paul Linjamaa contributes to the discussion by offering insights into previously uncharted aspects pertinent to the materiality of the manuscripts. He explores the practical implementation of the texts in their ancient setting through analyses of codicological aspects, paratextual elements, and scribal features. Linjamaa's research supports the hypothesis that the Nag Hammadi texts had their origins in Pachomian monasticism. He shows how Pachomian monks used the texts for textual edification, spiritual development and pedagogical practices. He also demonstrates that the texts were used for perfecting scribal and editorial practice, and that they were used as protective artefacts containing sacred symbols in the continuous monastic warfare against evil spirits. Linjamaa's application of new material methods provides clues to the origins and use of ancient texts, and challenges preconceptions about ancient orthodoxy. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
630	0	0	_aNag Hammadi codices _xCriticism, interpretation, etc.
630	0	0	_aNag Hammadi codices _xCriticism, Textual.
650		0	_aGnostic literature _vEarly works to 1800.
650		0	_aCoptic manuscripts.
650		0	_aMonasticism and religious orders _zEgypt _xHistory _yEarly church, ca. 30-600.
600	0	0	_aPachomius, _cSaint _vEarly works to 1800.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781009441469
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/9781009441483
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