TY  - JOUR
A1  - Barthel, Christian
T1  - Die Prophezeiung des Karour (Charour)
BT  - Krise, Kommunikation und Kohäsionsstrategien im pachomianischen Mönchtum
BT  - Crisis, communication and cohesion strategies in pachomian monasticism
JF  - Le muséon : revue d'études orientales
N2  - This article discusses the so-called 'Apocalypse' of Carour, a text preserved in a Codex (M586) of the famous Hamuli-find, that originally emanated from the environment of the Pachomian monastic enterprise. It addresses a series of disasters and communal deficiencies through metaphorical imagery and similes that struck the community after the death of its founding father Pachomios. After presenting a few conjectures to the editio princeps and providing a German translation, the 'Apocalypse' is contextualized within the historical and liturgical background of this late antique monastic community. The author asserts that this unique text not only displays the symptoms of disaster, but also gives us new insights into how the Pachomians productively coped with crises. In contrast to modern scholarship, the author argues that the 'Apocalypse' is in fact a prophecy (ex eventu) that was based on an instruction, which was publicly read at the large Easter assembly of the Pachomians, most likely by Horsiesos, the third abbot of the Koinonia. Using the figure of the frog, C(h)arour, to symbolize the biblical plague but also the Egyptian concept of rebirth, the instruction was intended to strengthen group cohesion and especially to prepare the novices that were about to receive their baptism during the Easter celebration for a life devoted to the Koinonia and its principles. To this initial prophecy, which developed an antithesis to the ideal monastic life envisioned by the Pachomians, another text was later added that narrated an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow Apa Besarion, the fifth abbot of the Koinonia. In a much more practical manner this second part of the prophecy elaborated on the same themes while also displaying the resilience of the community in averting crises through remembering and recommitting to its founding precepts. The convoluted text we possess now should therefore be equally viewed as a testament to the communication structures of the Pachomians as well as their memorial culture, which targeted moments of crisis and despair to imbue future generations with the necessary persistence to overcome possible disasters themselves and secure the long-term existence of the Koinonia.
T2  - The prophecy of Karour (Charour)
Y1  - 2021
U6  - https://doi.org/10.2143/MUS.134.1.3289397
SN  - 0771-6494
SN  - 1783-158X
VL  - 134
IS  - 1-2
SP  - 35
EP  - 77
PB  - Peeters
CY  - Leuven
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Barthel, Christian
ED  - Ambühl, Annemarie
ED  - Carlà-Uhink, Filippo
ED  - Rollinger, Christian
ED  - Walde, Christine
T1  - Rezension von Łukasz Różycki: Battlefield Emotions in Late Antiquity. A Study of Fear and Motivation in Roman Military Treatises
BT  - Brill (Leiden/Boston 2021) (= History of Warfare, Band 136), VIII + 334 S. ISBN: 978-90-04-46241-0, € 145,00 (hb)
JF  - thersites 16
Y1  - 2023
U6  - https://doi.org/10.34679/thersites.vol16.221
SN  - 2364-7612
VL  - 2023
IS  - 16
SP  - 154
EP  - 160
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Sanchez Sanz, Arturo
A1  - Laudenbach, Benoît
A1  - Weiß, Adrian
A1  - Werner, Eva
A1  - Stachon, Markus
A1  - Anders, Friedrich
A1  - Barthel, Christian
A1  - Berrens, Dominik
A1  - Avalli, Andrea
A1  - Vandewalle, Alexander
A1  - Ferrara, Pasquale
A1  - Pohl, Patrik
ED  - Ambühl, Annemarie
ED  - Carlà-Uhink, Filippo
ED  - Rollinger, Christian
ED  - Walde, Christine
T1  - Spring Issue
T2  - thersites
Y1  - 2023
U6  - https://doi.org/10.34679/thersites.vol16
SN  - 2364-7612
VL  - 2023
IS  - 16
ER  -