Minnesota in Egypt

Several faculty members at the University of Minnesota work on aspects of Late Antique Egypt from papyri to potsherds. One subject of interest is monasticism, and so in 2003 we organized a symposium entitled:

LIVING FOR ETERNITY:

THE WHITE MONASTERY AND ITS NEIGHBORHOOD

Monasticism began in Egypt, and the "White Monastery" and its surroundings constitute one of its greatest monuments.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 2009 : We have updated this website
1.To present some of the results of the symposium.
Seven papers are now available on this site. Two more will be posted here in 2010. Links have been entered to versions published elsewhere. See
speakers, abstracts, papers


  • 1 b. symposium and exhibition, 2003
    2. To draw attention to the great strides made in studying these sites since 2003. For later progress see
    site map.

    3. To add references to additional Minnesotan projects on related material.
    See
    site map (incomplete)

    The site also includes information on
    Early Christianity in Egypt:
    some general background

    See
  • site map (needs updating)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The dancing figures used on these pages come from an Egyptian textile in the Arca Artium collection of Saint John's University, Collegeville, MN, by permission.

Copyright 2001 by the Regents of the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Sheila J. McNally. All rights reserved. Contact Sheila McNally at Art History, 301 Heller Hall., Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455.

 

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