The Rise of Coptic : Egyptian versus Greek in Late Antiquity /

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Coptic emerged as the written form of the Egyptian language in the third century, when Greek was still the official language in Egypt. By the time of the Arab conquest of Egypt in 641, Coptic had almost achieved official status, but only after an unusually prolonged period of stagnation. Jean-Luc Fo...

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Autor principal: Fournet, Jean-Luc (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Princeton University Press, 2019.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Greek language, Hellenistic (300 B.C.-600 A.D.)
Coptic language.
HISTORY > Ancient > Egypt.
Copte (Langue) > Histoire.
Grec hellenistique (Langue) > Histoire.
Coptic language > History.
Greek language, Hellenistic (300 B.C.-600 A.D.) > History.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • An Egyptian exception?
  • Why Greek was preferred to Coptic?
  • The rise of legal Coptic and the Byzantine state
  • The role of the church and monasticism in the growth of legal Coptic
  • Annex 1. Coptic endorsements in Greek legal texts
  • Annex 2. Five samples of fourth century Coptic letters
  • Annex 3. The first legal documents in Coptic before the Arab conquest.

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