A shrine to Moses : a reappraisal of the Mount Nebo Monastic Complex between Byzantium and Islam /
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| Author / Creator: | Bianchi, Davide, 1986- author. |
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| Imprint: | Vienna : Austrian Academy of Sciences Press, [2021] ©2021 |
| Description: | 240 pages, 45 pages of plates : illustrations (some color), charts, maps, plans, portraits ; 30 cm + 1 plan (54 x 79 cm, folded to 27 x 20 cm) |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Denkschriften / Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Philosophisch-Historische Klasse ; 527. Band Archäologische Forschungen ; Band 31 Denkschriften (Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Philosophisch-Historische Klasse) ; Bd. 527. Denkschriften (Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Philosophisch-Historische Klasse). Archäologische Forschungen ; Bd. 31. |
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| Format: | Map Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12621790 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface of the Director of the archaeological mission
- Geleitwort des wissenschaftlichen Direktors des Österreichischen Archäologischen Institutes der ÖAW
- Foreword
- The aims of the research
- Methodology
- Structure of the book
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- A first approach to monasticism beyond the River Jordan
- A brief history of the studies and research connected with monasticism
- The excavation campaigns in the Memorial of Moses on Mount Nebo
- The Archaeological Investigations In The Monastic Complex Of Mount Nebo
- Excavation And Architectural Analysis Of The Basilica
- The Excavation
- Area 1 : survey under the synthronon and in the apse of the cella trichora
- Area 2 : survey of "unexcavated soil" west of tomb no. 70
- Area 3 : survey in the area of access to the cella trichora and to the three tombs
- Area 4 : survey in the central nave and in the northern intercolumns
- Area 5 : survey in the area of the facade of the basilica
- Interpreting the excavation
- The phase of construction of the first basilica
- The phase of partial rebuilding with the addition of the cella trichora
- The phase of rebuilding the basilica
- The Umayyad phase with the partial rebuilding of the synthronon
- Stratigraphic repertoire of the excavation areas
- Numismatic note
- Inscriptions
- Catalogue of finds
- Area 1 : survey under the synthronon and in the apse of the cella trichora (TS-12)
- Area 2 : survey of "unexcavated soil" west of the tomb no. 70 (TE-12)
- Area 3 : survey in the area of access to the cella trichora and to the three tombs
- Area 4 : survey in the central nave and in the northern intercolumns
- Catalogue of architectonic fragments
- New Data On The Monastery Of Mount Nebo In The Early Islamic Period
- Excavation Of Room no. 103
- Catalogue of finds
- Conclusions
- The excavation in cistern no. 8 in the atrium in front of the basilica
- Catalogue of finds
- Conclusions
- Historical And Topographical Contextualization Of The Monastic Complex Of Mount Nebo
- The Shrines Of Biblical Figures Beyond The River Jordan
- Origin And Development Of The Monastic Shrines In Jordan
- The pilgrimage routes beyond the River Jordan
- Analysis of the monastic complexes
- The prophet Elijah : shrine of Mar Liyas in the ancient Tishbe
- The prophet Elijah : shrine in the Wadi al-Kharrar-Sapsaphas
- The patriarch Lot : the monastic complex of Deir ʻAin ʻAbata
- The high priest and Saint Aaron : the monastery of Jabal Haroun near Petra
- Settlement And Daily Life In The Monastic Community Of Mount Nebo
- The Coenobium of Siyagha : framing the monastic spaces
- The management of the monastery
- The monastic landscape
- The production facilities and dietary aspects
- The water system
- Economic and social components
- Religious and lay euergetism
- The social composition of the monks
- From The Byzantine Period To Islamic Rule : Continuity And Decline Of Monasticism Beyond The River Jordan
- Elements of continuity
- Monastic life during the Persian occupation
- The monastic foundations under Islamic rule
- The continuity of the devotional practices in the monasteries
- Factors for the decline of monasticism
- The external factors
- The political and cultural elements
- The data of sacred building
- The data on the morphology of settlements
- The internal factors
- Conclusions
- The monastic sanctuaries of the Biblical figures : architecture and devotion
- The monastic landscape of Mount Nebo : a slow epilogue
- Zusammenfassung
- Sommario
- Bibliography
- Indexes
- List Of Illustrations
- Plates 1-47.