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Coptic Egypt : history and guide

Title: Coptic Egypt : history and guide / by Jill Kamil ; plans and maps by Hassan Ibrahim.
Author: Kamil, Jill.
Publication: Cairo, Egypt : American University in Cairo Press, 1987.

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Description

149 pages : illustrations; 21 cm

Subject

Genre/Form

Church history.
History.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-138) and index.

Contents

Introduction: Historical background -- Early Christianity -- Coptic Christianity today -- Coptic art -- Old Cairo. Church of Al Moallaka ; Church of St. Sergius ; Church of St. Barbara ; Synagogue of Ben Ezra ; Convent of St. George ; Convent of St. Mercurius -- The Coptic museum -- Coptic monasteries. The monasteries of Wadi Natrun: Mon. of St. Makar, Mon. of the Syrians, Mon. of St. Bishai, Mon. of the Romans ; The monasteries of the Red Sea: Mon. of St. Antony, Mon. of St. Paul ; The monasteries in Middle Egypt: Mon. of St. Palomen, The White Monastery, The Red Monastery, Mon. of St. Thomas, Mon. of Deir el Muharrak ; The monasteries south of Luxor: Mon. of the Holy Martyrs (Esna), Mon. of St. Simeon (Aswan) ; The Shrine of St. Menas.

ISBN

9774241045
9789774241048

LCCN

87410886

OCLC

16898441
SCSB-2528301

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries