Christianity and Monasticism in Wadi al-Natrun

Maged SA Mikhail editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:The American University in Cairo Press

Published:1st Mar '09

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Important contributions to the archaeology and history of Christianity in one of Egypt’s leading ancient Christian centers

Examines various aspects of Coptic civilization in Wadi al-Natrun. This book focuses on various aspects of the history and development of monasticism in Wadi al-Natrun, as well as the art, architecture, and archaeology of the numerous former monasteries of the region.

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.

ISBN: 9789774162602

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 767g

360 pages