Lived Time in Late Antique Egypt
Lived Time in Late Antique Egypt is a research project developed by Sofie Remijsen and funded by the VIDI programme of the Dutch Research Council (NWO).
The project examines how time was used and experienced in daily life. Its overall aim is to explain how late-antique multicultural communities in Egypt managed to live together, and how the everyday practices of all men and women had a vital role in reshaping late antique society.
Below you find an overview of all developments concerning the project.
In a previous blog, Elsa mentioned that Thursdays were court holidays (Latin: feriae) in the early fourth century CE, until the emperor Constantine famously declared Sundays to be the new weekly feriae in 321, a decision that still affects us until today. This famous piece of legislation did not immediately affect the entire Empire, though: …
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[EN follows Dutch] Begin juni was projectleider Sofie Remijsen te gast bij de podcast Oudheid van Timo Epping. In twee afleveringen sprak zij over tijd in de Oudheid. De aflevering van 4 juni over kalenders, de week en het ritme van het leven is hier te beluisteren. De aflevering van 8 juni over de uitvinding …
The celebration of Easter and Pope Francis’ final blessing Urbi et Orbi, which included a plenary indulgence for all who listened in St Peter’s square or via technical means, reminds me of the two annual meetings for which Pachomian monks assembled in Pbow (Faw al-Qibli; see the map). During the first meeting, they convened for …
Continue reading “Blog: On the Remission of Accounts and Sins during an Annual Pachomian Meeting”