Dominic Montserrat
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| Born | 2 January 1964 The Open University |
Dominic Alexander Sebastian Montserrat (2 January 1964 – 23 September 2004) was a
papyrologist
.
Early life and education
Montserrat studied
Coptic and Egyptian Papyrology
.
Academic career
From 1992 to 1999 he taught Classics at the
Despite his ill health Montserrat was remarkably productive in his brief scholarly life: he was a member of the committee of the
In his 1996 debut book Sex and Society in Graeco-Roman Egypt Montserrat presented a broad study of ancient sexuality and its cultural manifestations in Greco-Roman Egypt.[3] His second book focused on the life and times of the "heretic pharaoh" Akhenaten (2000), whose long afterlife as an object of modern interpretations and appropriations he critically analyzed.
Selected works
- Sex and Society in Graeco-Roman Egypt, London & New York: Kegan Paul, 1996, ISBN 0-7103-0530-3
- From Constantine to Julian: Pagan and Byzantine Views. A Source History, London & New York: Routledge, 1996 (co-editor), ISBN 0-415-09335-X
- Akhenaten: History, Fantasy and Ancient Egypt, London & New York: Routledge, 2000, ISBN 0-415-18549-1
See also
References
- ^ a b "Dominic Montserrat. Egyptologist who lived on borrowed time". The Independent. 13 October 2004. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
- ^ a b "Dominic Montserrat. Egyptologist and writer". The Guardian. 10 November 2004. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
- ^ "Dominic Montserrat, Sex and Society in Graeco-Roman Egypt". Bryn Mawr Classical Review. 10 June 1998. Archived from the original on 12 October 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
External links
- Association Internationale de Papyrologues: In memoriam Dominic Montserrat 1964–2004
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