Christianity in the land of the pharaohs : the Coptic Orthodox Church /
"Christianity in the Land of the Pharaohs traces the establishments, change and continuity in the Coptic Church from the first century AD to the present day. It covers a wide range of subjects, including the role of the Holy Virgin, the desert fathers (ancient and modern), the discovery and sig...
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2002.
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Table of Contents:
- Worship of the holy virgin and the holy family in Egypt
- Desert fathers ancient and modern
- Faith and oppression under Roman rule
- Knowledge versus faith
- Martyrs and Pachomian monasticism
- The war against paganism and Christian reflection of its art
- Conversion, controversy and national identity
- Coptic christianity develops its own style
- Change and continuity under Islam
- Restoration and revival