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Christianity in the Land of the Pharaohs - The Coptic Orthodox Church (Paperback)
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Christianity in the Land of the Pharaohs - The Coptic Orthodox Church (Paperback)
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The 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 Egypt. Weaving together historical research with absorbing
stories, she explores questions as: * How did Christianity suceed
in an Egypt that already had an established religion which had
lasted for more than 300 years? * What part did Egypt play in the
evolvement of the early Christian movement? * What led the Copts to
develop monasticism? * Why were there so many Egyptian martyrs? *
What caused the Coptic Church to break away from the rest of
orthodox Christianity in the sixth century AD? Lavishly illustrated
with more than 120 photographs, drawings and maps, Christianity in
the Land of the Pharaohs offers a captivating insight into a side
if Egypt that will be new to many readers. It is ideal not only for
students of Egyptian history and Christianity, as well as those
with a more general interst in Egypt's past and present.
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