[BOOK][B] Egypt in late antiquity

RS Bagnall - 1996 - books.google.com
RS Bagnall
1996books.google.com
One dominant theme in this volume is the changing relationship between the cities and
villages. Bagnall examines how the villages, which had been undergoing integration into the
urban economies, were losing their internal structure and sense of community as the
influence of local temples declined. He argues that in the fourth century Christianization and
the development of Coptic allowed Hellenism to serve as a vehicle for a resurgent native
culture, with the church providing new internal structure for the villages and new ties to the …
One dominant theme in this volume is the changing relationship between the cities and villages. Bagnall examines how the villages, which had been undergoing integration into the urban economies, were losing their internal structure and sense of community as the influence of local temples declined. He argues that in the fourth century Christianization and the development of Coptic allowed Hellenism to serve as a vehicle for a resurgent native culture, with the church providing new internal structure for the villages and new ties to the cities.
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