ISBN:
9774167457
,
9789774167454
Language:
English
Pages:
viii, 344 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
,
23 cm
Edition:
Second paperback edition
DDC:
281.7/2
Keywords:
Coptic Church History
;
Egypt Church history
;
Kopten
;
Geschichte Anfänge-1999
Abstract:
Christianity arrived early in Egypt, brought-according to tradition-by Saint Mark the Evangelist, who became the first patriarch of Alexandria. The Coptic Orthodox Church has flourished ever since, with millions of adherents both in Egypt and in Coptic communities around the world. Since its split from the Byzantine Church in 451, the Coptic Church has proudly maintained its early traditions, and influence from outside has been minimal: the liturgy is still sung to unique rhythms in Coptic, a late stage of the same ancient Egyptian language that is inscribed in hieroglyphs on temple walls and papyri
Abstract:
Toward the third millennium -- The Coptic Church: its history, traditions, theology, and structure -- The Coptic Church: its churches and monasteries, ancient and modern
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-329) and index
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