03583nam 2200625Ia 450 991045943470332120200520144314.01-61797-047-61-936190-47-8(CKB)2670000000035588(EBL)3114734(SSID)ssj0000483316(PQKBManifestationID)11303496(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000483316(PQKBWorkID)10529105(PQKB)11187939(StDuBDS)EDZ0000035597(MiAaPQ)EBC3114734(Au-PeEL)EBL3114734(CaPaEBR)ebr10409545(OCoLC)922965394(EXLCZ)99267000000003558820090219d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrChristianity 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 MoussaCairo ;New York American University in Cairo Pressc20091 online resource (359 p.)"A Saint Mark Foundation book."977-416-260-9 Includes bibliographical references.""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""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.Coptic artEgyptNatrun ValleyCongressesCoptic monasticism and religious ordersEgyptNatrun ValleyCongressesElectronic books.Coptic artCoptic monasticism and religious orders281.72Mikhail Magad S. A.1974-856783Moussa Mark856784Saint Mark Foundation.Saint Shenouda the Archimandrite Coptic Society.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459434703321Christianity and monasticism in Wadi al-Natrun1913551UNINA