| Christianity and Monasticism in Wadi Al-Natrun: Essays from the 2002 International Symposium of the Saint Mark Foundation and the Saint Shenouda the A Contributor(s): Mikhail, Maged S. a. (Editor), Moussa, Mark (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1617970476 ISBN-13: 9781617970474 Publisher: American University in Cairo Press OUR PRICE: $33.58 Product Type: Other - Other Formats Published: September 2011 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - Orthodox - Religion | Monasticism - Religion | Christianity - Denominations |
| Dewey: 281.72 |
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| Publisher Description: Wadi al-Natrun, a depression in the Western Desert of Egypt, is one of the most important centers for the development and continued thriving of the Coptic monastic tradition. Christianity and monasticism have prospered there from as early as the fourth century until the present day, when four major monasteries still flourish. Here, international specialists in Coptology, examine various aspects of Coptic civilization in Wadi al-Natrun over the past seventeen hundred years. The studies center on aspects of the history and development of monasticism inWadi al-Natrun, as well as the art, architecture, and archaeology of the four existing and numerous former monasteries of the region. Contributors: Elizabeth S. Bolman, Karl-Heinz Brune, Peter Grossmann, Johannes den Heijer, Suzana Hodak, Lucy-Anne Hunt, Mat Immerzeel, Martin Krause, Ewa Parandowska, S.G. Richter, Rushdi Said, Zuzana Skalova, Hany H. Takla, Tim Vivian, Jacques van der Vliet, Youhanna NessimYoussef, Ugo Zanetti. |