LEADER 02751nam 2200541 a 450 001 9910821929003321 005 20230607230033.0 010 $a0-429-23893-2 010 $a0-203-82694-9 035 $a(CKB)2560000000102036 035 $a(EBL)652874 035 $a(OCoLC)850177794 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000968889 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12421752 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000968889 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10985723 035 $a(PQKB)10570672 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC652874 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL652874 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10716451 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL494508 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000102036 100 $a20020509d2002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aChristianity in the land of the pharaohs$b[electronic resource] $ethe Coptic Orthodox Church /$fJill Kamil 210 $aLondon ;$aNew York $cRoutledge$d2002 215 $a1 online resource (575 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-64231-0 311 $a0-415-24253-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of figures; Preface; Acknowlegments; Introduction; 1 Worship of the Holy Virgin and the Holy Family in Egypt; 2 Desert Fathers ancient and modern; 3 Faith and oppression under Roman rule; 4 Knowledge versus faith; 5 Martyrs and Pachomian monasticism; 6 The war against paganism and Christian reflection of its art; 7 Conversion, controversy and national identity; 8 Coptic Christianity develops its own style; 9 Change and continuity under Islam; 10 Restoration and revival; Epilogue; Appendix: notes on saints and martyrs; Glossary 327 $aBibliographyIndex 330 $aThe Copts - the indigenous Christians of Egypt - declared their independence from Byzantine Christianity when they appointed their own patriarchs in the sixth century. Jill Kamil has written an angaging and accessible survey of the history of Christianity on Egypt, through its development under Rome, Byzantium and Islam, to modern times.Drawing on personal travel to all the Christian sites of Egypt, and conversations with scholars, monks, museum directors, and scores of lay Egyptians both Copt and Muslim, the author tells us about the fundamental importance of Coptic religion and culture in Eg 607 $aEgypt$xChurch history 676 $a281/.72 700 $aKamil$b Jill$0784449 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910821929003321 996 $aChristianity in the land of the pharaohs$93979052 997 $aUNINA