The book is an important contribution to the current debate about the usefulness of Egyptian hagiography as a historical source for late antique Egypt and to th

In early medieval Europe, monasticism constituted a significant force in society because the prayers of the religious on behalf of others featured as powerful c

Christianity and monasticism have long flourished in the northern part of Upper Egypt and in the Nile Delta, from Beni Suef to the Mediterranean coast. The cont

Micro Middle Ages brings together five microhistorical case studies focusing on small or seemingly inconsequential evidence that leads to broader conclusions ab

This book offers the first critical edition of the Life of Aaron, a Coptic hagiographical work describing monastic life at the southern Egyptian frontier in the