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The Coptic papacy in Islamic Egypt (641-1517) /
The author shows that the medieval Coptic popes (641-1517 CE) were regularly portrayed as standing in continuity with their saintly predecessors; however, at the same time they were active in creating something new, the Coptic Orthodox Church, a community that struggled to preserve a distinctive lif...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cairo ; New York :
American University in Cairo Press,
©2010.
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| Colección: | Popes of Egypt ;
v. 2. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The author shows that the medieval Coptic popes (641-1517 CE) were regularly portrayed as standing in continuity with their saintly predecessors; however, at the same time they were active in creating something new, the Coptic Orthodox Church, a community that struggled to preserve a distinctive life and witness within the new Islamic world order. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxii, 226 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9774160932 9789774160936 1617970492 9781617970498 1936190389 9781936190386 |