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Two Thousand Years of Coptic Christianity
Otto F. A. Meinardus
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Paperback. A survey of the 20 centuries of existence of one of the oldest churches in the world Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC2; HRCC8. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 150. .
Christianity arrived early in Egypt, brought-according to tradition-by Saint Mark the Evangelist, who became the first patriarch of Alexandria. The Coptic Orthodox Church has flourished ever since, with millions of adherents both in Egypt and in Coptic communities around the world. Since its split from the Byzantine Church in 451, the Coptic Church has proudly maintained its early traditions, and influence from outside has been minimal: the liturgy is still sung to unique rhythms in Coptic, a late stage of the same ancient Egyptian language that is inscribed in hieroglyphs on temple walls and papyri. Dr. Otto Meinardus, a leading ... Read more
Christianity arrived early in Egypt, brought-according to tradition-by Saint Mark the Evangelist, who became the first patriarch of Alexandria. The Coptic Orthodox Church has flourished ever since, with millions of adherents both in Egypt and in Coptic communities around the world. Since its split from the Byzantine Church in 451, the Coptic Church has proudly maintained its early traditions, and influence from outside has been minimal: the liturgy is still sung to unique rhythms in Coptic, a late stage of the same ancient Egyptian language that is inscribed in hieroglyphs on temple walls and papyri. Dr. Otto Meinardus, a leading ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Cairo, Egypt
ISBN
9789774167454
SKU
V9789774167454
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About Otto F. A. Meinardus
Otto F.A. Meinardus (1925-2005) was the author of numerous publications on the history of Christianity in Egypt and the Near East, including Monks and Monasteries of the Egyptian Deserts (AUC Press, 1989), Coptic Saints and Pilgrimages (AUC Press, 2002), and Christians in Egypt: Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant Communities Past and Present (AUC Press, 2006).
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