Pilgrimage in South Sina (4th-15th c.): topography, arcaelogical remains and written sources

Abstract

This study focuses on pilgrimage, as it was developed in South Sinai area, from the 4th c. until the Ottoman conquest of Egypt in 1517. More specifically the study aims to: systemize the topography of pilgrimage in South Sinai, by registering the sites of veneration and revealing the alternative routes of pilgrims; document the sites of veneration and the pilgrim routes, οn the basis of the archaeological remains and the written sources; record the traditions of pilgrimage and document their historical development; examine the formation of a veneration rubric and the establishment of the tradition of eulogiae and souvenirs; examine the contribution of pilgrimage in the collection of heirlooms at Sinai monastery, by offerings of icons, manuscripts and objects of minor arts; examine the contribution of pilgrimage in the survival and flourishing of the Sinai monastery; collect evidence from written sources, archaeological remains and heirlooms for the pilgrims of Mount Sinai; exa ...
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DOI
10.12681/eadd/27845
Handle URL
http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/27845
ND
27845
Alternative title
Το προσκύνημα στο Νότιο Σινά (4ος-15ος αιώνας): τοπογραφία, αρχαιολογικά κατάλοιπα και γραπτές πηγές
Author
Φουκανέλη, Γεωργία (Πατρώνυμο: Ευάγγελος)
Date
2009
Degree Grantor
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Committee members
Καλοπίση-Βέρτη Σοφία
Παναγιωτίδη Μαρία
Ευαγγελάτου-Νοταρά Φλωρεντία
Γκιολές Νικόλαος
Νικολόπουλος Παναγιώτης
Μαρτάκος Δρακούλης
Πετρίδης Πλάτων
Discipline
Humanities and the ArtsHistory and Archaeology
Keywords
Pilgrimage in South Sinai; Written sources; Pilgrim sites in South Sinai; Pilgrim itineraries in South Sinai; Pilgrim offerings; Pilgrim votives; Sinai Monastery; Eulogiae; Pilgrim souvenirs; Pilgrim tradition; Sinaitic monastic community; Pilgrims; Sinai
Country
Greece
Language
Greek
Description
2 τόμοι (Α' τόμος 354 σ. και Β' τομος 117 σ.), im., maps
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