Two thousand years of Coptic Christianity
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 f...
| Subtitles: | 2000 years of Coptic Christianity |
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| Main Author: | |
| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Cairo New York
The American University in Cairo Press
2016
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| In: | Year: 2016 |
| Edition: | Second paperback edition |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Copts
/ Geschichte Anfänge-1999
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| IxTheo Classification: | KDF Orthodox Church |
| Further subjects: | B
Egypt
Church history
B Coptic Church History |
| Summary: | 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 Toward the third millennium -- The Coptic Church: its history, traditions, theology, and structure -- The Coptic Church: its churches and monasteries, ancient and modern |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-329) and index |
| ISBN: | 9774167457 |