Jill Kamil

Christianity in the Land of the Pharaohs (eBook, ePUB)

The Coptic Orthodox Church

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The Copts - the indigenous Christians of Egypt - declared their independence from Byzantine Christianity when they appointed their own patriarchs in the sixth century. Jill Kamil has written an angaging and accessible survey of the history of Christianity on Egypt, through its development under Rome, Byzantium and Islam, to modern times.Drawing on

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. September 2002
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136797866
• Artikelnr.: 47896205

Autorenporträt

Jill Kamil

Inhaltsangabe

1. Worship of the Holy Virgin and the Holy Family in Egypt 2. Desert
Fathers Ancient and Modern 3. Oppression and Faith under Roman Rule 4.
Knowledge versus Faith 5. Martyrs and Pachomian Monasticism 6. The War
against Paganism and Christian Reflection of its Art 7. Conversion,
Controversy and National Identity 8. Coptic Christianity Develops its Own
Style 9. Change and Continuity under Islam 10. Restoration and Revival
Epilogue Glossary Bibliography Appendix - Saints and Martyrs