Christianity and monasticism in Wadi al-Natrun [[electronic resource] ] : essays from the 2002 international symposium of the Saint Mark Foundation and the Saint Shenouda the Archimandrite Coptic Society / / edited by Maged S.A. Mikhail and Mark Moussa

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910459434703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cairo ; ; New York, : American University in Cairo Press, c2009
• ISBN: 1-61797-047-6; 1-936190-47-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (359 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): MikhailMagad S. A. <1974->; MoussaMark
• Disciplina: 281.72
• Soggetti: Coptic art - Egypt - Natrun Valley; Coptic monasticism and religious orders - Egypt - Natrun Valley; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "A Saint Mark Foundation book."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""The Importance of Wadi al-Natrun for Coptology""; ""The Multiethnic Character of the Wadi al-Natrun""; ""Wadi al-Na.run and the History of the Patriarchs of Alexandria""; ""Wadi al-Natrun and Coptic Literature""; ""Wadi Natrun in Geologic History""; ""Figures in the Carpet:""; ""Consecration of the Myron At Saint Macarius Monastery""; ""Liturgy at Wadi al-Natrun""; ""Scetis at the Red Sea: Depictions of Monastic Genealogy in the Monastery of St. Antony""; ""On the Architecture at Wadi al-Natrun""; ""The Ornamental Repertoire in the Wall- paintings of Wadi al- Natrun: Remarks on a Methodical Approach*""""Art in the Wadi al-Natrun: An Assessment of the Earliest Wallpaintings in the Church of Abu Makar, Dayr Abu Makar""; ""A Play of Light and Shadow: The Stuccoes of Dayr al- Suryan and their Historical Context""; ""Results of the Recent Restoration Campaigns ( 1995- 2000) at Dayr al- Suryan""; ""Indigo and Madder, Finger Prints and Brush Strokes: Notes on Six Byzantine Great Deesis Icons of Wadi al- Natrun Monasteries and their Egyptian Origin""; ""History through Inscriptions: Coptic Epigraphy in the Wadi al- ; Natrun1""
• Sommario/riassunto: International specialists in Coptology examine various aspects of Coptic civilisation in Wadi al-Natrun over the past 1700 years. Their studies centre on aspects of the history and development of monasticism in Wadi al-Natrun, as well as the art, architecture, and archaeology of the four existing and numerous former monastries of the region.