Published: 2020-09-30

Kult siedmiu archaniołów w średniowiecznej Nubii na tle kultu siedmiu planetarnych bogów w basenie Morza Śródziemnego

Magdalena Łaptaś
Saeculum Christianum. Historical Writings
Section: Rozprawy i Artykuły
https://doi.org/10.21697/sc.2020.27.1.2

Abstract

The works of Polish archaeologists in Sudan, ongoing since "The Nubian Campaign" (1961-1964), constantly enrich our knowledge about Christian Nubia. New research not only forces us to correct our knowledge on Nubia, but also to take a fresh look at Mediaeval Christianity. An interesting thread of Nubian angelology is the evidence of seven archangels’ cult confirmed in inscriptions as well as in painting and architecture. In the case of Nubia, we do not have extensive descriptions of the development of the archangels’ worship and our knowledge is based on the combination of individual data, which, when collected, may form a complete picture. The purpose of this paper is to gather these single tesserae and show that the worship of archangels was developing in Nubia and that there was a certain permanent set of the archangelic names.

Keywords:

Nubia, Seven Archangels, Iconography, Cult, Planetary Gods

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Łaptaś, M. (2020). Kult siedmiu archaniołów w średniowiecznej Nubii na tle kultu siedmiu planetarnych bogów w basenie Morza Śródziemnego . Saeculum Christianum. Historical Writings, 27(1), 17–30. https://doi.org/10.21697/sc.2020.27.1.2

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