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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812742603321

Autore

Hamilton Alastair <1941->

Titolo

The Copts and the West, 1439-1822 : the European discovery of the Egyptian church / / Alastair Hamilton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006

ISBN

1-383-04354-X

1-281-15464-4

9786611154646

0-19-153718-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (355 p.)

Collana

Oxford-Warburg studies

Disciplina

281/.7209

Soggetti

Egypt Church history

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Formerly CIP.

Previously issued in print: 2006.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-313) and index.

Nota di contenuto

An ancient church -- Muslim domination -- The Council of Florence -- The first Jesuit mission -- New approaches -- Towards a Coptic Catholic Church -- The first steps -- Confessional clashes I -- Confessional clashes II -- Jansenists and Jesuits -- Protestants and the Enlightenment -- Athanasius Kircher and his shadow -- Grammars, dictionaries, and dialects -- Manuscript collecting -- Biblical studies.

Sommario/riassunto

Discussing how 17th century Catholic missionaries tried to force the Copts, Egyptian members of the Church of Alexandria, into union with the Church of Rome, this study also surveys the study of the Coptic language in the West.