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Socio-economic Relations in Ptolemaic Pathyris
A Network Analytical Approach to a Bilingual Community. Volume 1.
Series: - Probleme der Ãgyptologie, Volume: 40.1
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This study tackles pertinent questions about daily life and socio-economic interactions in the late Ptolemaic town of Pathyris (186-88 BCE) through an empirically grounded network analysis of 428 Greek and Demotic documents associated with 21 archives from the site.
The author moves beyond traditional boundaries of Egyptological and Papyrological research by means of an innovative and interdisciplinary methodology â zigzagging back and forth between archaeological field survey, close reading of ancient texts, formal methods of Social Network Analysis (SNA) and explanatory theories and concepts borrowed from economics and other social sciences.
This is volume 1 of a two-volume set.
The author moves beyond traditional boundaries of Egyptological and Papyrological research by means of an innovative and interdisciplinary methodology â zigzagging back and forth between archaeological field survey, close reading of ancient texts, formal methods of Social Network Analysis (SNA) and explanatory theories and concepts borrowed from economics and other social sciences.
This is volume 1 of a two-volume set.
Lena Tambs, Ph.D. (2020), University of Cologne, is a postdoctoral researcher at the CoE in Ancient Near Eastern Empires, University of Helsinki. Her most recent article is âAncient Archives and Network Models: The Case of Pathyris (ca. 165-88 BCE)â (2020).
Preface
List of Illustrations
Abbreviations
1 Introduction
â1âMain Objectives
â2âChoosing the Case Study and Defining Research Boundaries
â3âThe Structure of the Work
â4âNotes on Readability
2 Contextualisation
â1âThe Geographical Area of Focus
â2âHistorical Contextualisation
â3âThe Army of the Ptolemies
â4âThe Inhabitants of Ptolemaic Pathyris
â5âThe Bilingual Character of the Community
3 Theories and Methods
â1âInterdisciplinarity in Egyptological Research
â2âMain Methodological Approach (Social Network Analysis)
â3âZigzagging between Methodological Approaches
â4âTheoretical Framework (Social and Economic Analysis)
4 The Source Material and Data Collection Process
â1âArchaeological Evidence
â2âWritten Sources
â3âIncorporated Material
â4âFrom Texts to Networks
â5âNotes on Data Collection and Conventions
5 The Archives as 2-Mode and 1-Mode Networks
â1â2-Mode and 1-Mode Network Models of the Ancient Archives
â2âNotes on the Possibilities and Limitations of the Source Material
6 The Source Material in Comparative and Whole Network Perspectives
â1âComparing the 2-Mode Models of People in Texts
â2âThe Sources Modelled as an Interarchival 2-Mode Whole Network
7 Interpersonal Ties in Comparative, Whole Network and Diachronic Perspectives
â1âComparing the 1-Mode Models of Interpersonal Relationships
â2âThe Pathyris Community Modelled as a 1-Mode Whole Network
â3âDiachronic Analysis of the Community Model
8 Social and Economic Life in Ptolemaic Pathyris
â1âThe Physical Landscape
â2âThe Socio-economic Landscape
â3âSocial and Economic Life in Ptolemaic Pathyris
â4âConcluding Remarks on Community Life in Ptolemaic Pathyris
9 Assessing (Social) Network Analysis as a Historical Method
â1âStrengths and Shortcomings of Historical (Social) Network Analysis
â2âStrengths and Shortcomings of the Studied Source Material
â3âStrengths and Shortcomings of the Applied Methodology
â4âThe Relevance of (S)NA Research for (Micro)historical Studies of the Past
10 Conclusions
â1âThe Main Objectives of the Research Project
â2âFinal Conclusions
â3âFuture Perspectives
Bibliography
Indices
List of Illustrations
Abbreviations
1 Introduction
â1âMain Objectives
â2âChoosing the Case Study and Defining Research Boundaries
â3âThe Structure of the Work
â4âNotes on Readability
2 Contextualisation
â1âThe Geographical Area of Focus
â2âHistorical Contextualisation
â3âThe Army of the Ptolemies
â4âThe Inhabitants of Ptolemaic Pathyris
â5âThe Bilingual Character of the Community
3 Theories and Methods
â1âInterdisciplinarity in Egyptological Research
â2âMain Methodological Approach (Social Network Analysis)
â3âZigzagging between Methodological Approaches
â4âTheoretical Framework (Social and Economic Analysis)
4 The Source Material and Data Collection Process
â1âArchaeological Evidence
â2âWritten Sources
â3âIncorporated Material
â4âFrom Texts to Networks
â5âNotes on Data Collection and Conventions
5 The Archives as 2-Mode and 1-Mode Networks
â1â2-Mode and 1-Mode Network Models of the Ancient Archives
â2âNotes on the Possibilities and Limitations of the Source Material
6 The Source Material in Comparative and Whole Network Perspectives
â1âComparing the 2-Mode Models of People in Texts
â2âThe Sources Modelled as an Interarchival 2-Mode Whole Network
7 Interpersonal Ties in Comparative, Whole Network and Diachronic Perspectives
â1âComparing the 1-Mode Models of Interpersonal Relationships
â2âThe Pathyris Community Modelled as a 1-Mode Whole Network
â3âDiachronic Analysis of the Community Model
8 Social and Economic Life in Ptolemaic Pathyris
â1âThe Physical Landscape
â2âThe Socio-economic Landscape
â3âSocial and Economic Life in Ptolemaic Pathyris
â4âConcluding Remarks on Community Life in Ptolemaic Pathyris
9 Assessing (Social) Network Analysis as a Historical Method
â1âStrengths and Shortcomings of Historical (Social) Network Analysis
â2âStrengths and Shortcomings of the Studied Source Material
â3âStrengths and Shortcomings of the Applied Methodology
â4âThe Relevance of (S)NA Research for (Micro)historical Studies of the Past
10 Conclusions
â1âThe Main Objectives of the Research Project
â2âFinal Conclusions
â3âFuture Perspectives
Bibliography
Indices
In addition to Egyptologists and Papyrologists, the study will interest scholars of Ancient History, Classics and Assyriology, as well as the younger fields of Historical Network Research and Digital Humanities.