"The Angel of the Topos Shall Bless You": Preliminary Report on the Cult of the Altar-Angels in Late Antique Egypt
This article presents a first look at some of the key sources and hypotheses of ongoing research on a significant yet ill-studied figure in late antique Egyptian-Christian piety: The "Angel of the Altar," or "of the Topos ," and later "of the Sacrifice" as he is still i...
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De Gruyter
2022
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Zeitschrift für antikes Christentum
Year: 2022, Volume: 26, Issue: 2, Pages: 284-304 |
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Egypt
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Monasticism
B Saints B Liturgy B Altars B Angels B Coptic Papyri and Inscriptions B Coptic Literature |
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