Two Thousand Years of Coptic Christianity

Name: Two Thousand Years of Coptic Christianity
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ISBN: 9789774247576

ISBN-10: 9774247574

ISBN-13: 9789774247576

Edition: 2nd 2002

Authors: Otto F. A. Meinardus

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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 it split from the Byzantine Church in 451, the Coptic Church has maintained its early traditions, and influence from the 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. Dr. Otto Meinardus, an authority on the history of the Coptic Church, has revised,…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: American University in Cairo Press
Publication date: 10/15/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 8.90" wide x 5.80" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 1.320
Language: English



Introduction


Toward the Third Millennium


The Coptic Church: Its History, Traditions, Theology, and Structure


The Coptic Church: Its Churches and Monasteries, Ancient and Modern



Marks of Identification: Tattoo and Name



The Patriarchs of the Coptic Church and the Rulers of Egypt



Language, Architecture, and Calendar



The Relics of Coptic Saints


Bibliography


Index