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Studies in Christianity in the Sohag region of Upper Egypt by some of the world's leading Coptic Studies scholars, new in paperback
Christianity and monasticism have flourished along the Nile…
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Gawdat Gabra
The Historical Dictionary of the Coptic Church details the history of one of the oldest Christian churches. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and more…
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With contributions by twenty scholars, Coptic Civilization includes chapters on monasticism, the Coptic language, Coptic literature, Christian Arabic literature, the objects and documents of daily life, magic, art and architecture…
Christianity began in the large and fertile Fayoum oasis of Egypt’s Western Desert as early as the third century, and its presence has endured to the present day. This volume…
The A to Z of the Coptic Church details the history of one of the oldest Christian churches. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and…
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Egypt, the birthplace of communal monasticism, has a rich source of monasteries and monastic art. This volume takes the reader on a tour of the best preserved and most significant…
Christianity and monasticism have long flourished along the Nile in Middle Egypt, the region stretching from al-Bahnasa (Oxyrhynchus) to Dayr al-Ganadla. The contributors to this volume, international specialists in Coptology…
Gawdat Gabra,Marianne Eaton-Krauss
Structured as a guide, but illustrated with color photographs, this book takes readers through the various exhibits, explaining and illuminating the aesthetic and religious importance of each of the museum’s…
The legacies of the Coptic Christian presence in Aswan and Nubia from the fourth century to the present day
The legacies of the Coptic Christian presence in northern Egypt from the fourth century to the present day
The great city of Alexandria is undoubtedly the cradle of Egyptian Christianity, where the Catechetical School was established in the second century and became a leading center in the study…
N. Bosson,E Peters,N Bosson
Cet ouvrage presente un index detaille et exhaustif du vocabulaire du texte des Psaumes en dialecte copte mesokemique (moyen-egyptien ou oxyrhynchite), tel quAeil a ete edite recemment par Gawdat Gabra…
Massimo Capuani,Otto F. A. Meinardus
Coptic Art and Monuments Through Two Millennia
Mark N Swanson
An authoritative account of the Coptic Papacy in Egypt from the coming of Islam to the onset of the Ottoman era, by a leading religious studies scholar, new in paperback
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Magdi Guirguis,Dr Nelly Van-Doorn Harder
An authoritative history of the Coptic Papacy from the Ottoman era to the present day, new in paperback
This third and final volume of The Popes of Egypt series spans…
