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Two Thousand Years of Coptic Christianity

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by Otto F.a. Meinardus

    • Author

      Otto F.a. Meinardus

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      The American University in Cairo Press

    • Published

      February 2016

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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 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. Dr. Otto Meinardus, a leading authority on the history of the Coptic Church, here revises, updates, and combines his renowned studies Christian Egypt, Ancient and Modern (AUC Press, 1965, 1977) and Christian Egypt, Faith and Life (AUC Press, 1970) into a new, definitive, one-volume history, surveying the twenty centuries of existence of one of the oldest churches in the world.

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      • Author

        Otto F.a. Meinardus

      • Book Format

        Paperback

      • Publisher

        The American University in Cairo Press

      • Published

        February 2016

      • Weight

        608g

      • Page Count

        352

      • Dimensions

        150 x 229 x 23 mm

      • ISBN

        9789774167454

      • ISBN-10

        9774167457

      • Eden Code

        4373980

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      • Author/Creator: Otto F.a. Meinardus

      • ISBN: 9789774167454

      • Publisher: The American University in Cairo Press

      • Release Date: February 2016

      • Weight: 608g

      • Dimensions: 150 x 229 x 23 mm

      • Eden Code: 4373980


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