Sacrifice in the Desert : A Study of an Egyptian Minority Through the Prism of Coptic Monasticism
by
Mark Gruber
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0761825398
ISBN-13
9780761825395
Publisher
University Press of America
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University Press of America
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 18th, 2003
Print length
278 Pages
Weight
420 grams
Dimensions
22.80 x 15.10 x 1.90 cms
Product Classification:
The Early ChurchChurch historyChristianityChristianity
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The desert fathers of ancient Egypt are an inherently fascinating, historical phenomenon. Sacrifice in the Desert is an anthropological study of the contemporary spiritual descendents of these monks as they live out their lives in some of the most primitive and remote monasteries of the Sahara Desert.
The desert fathers of ancient Egypt are an inherently fascinating, historical phenomenon. Sacrifice in the Desert is an anthropological study of the contemporary spiritual descendents of these monks as they live out their lives in some of the most primitive and remote monasteries of the Sahara Desert. This book is an investigation of the role of these desert ascetics as the cultural center of the Copts of Egypt in their struggle for survival through centuries of oppression and marginalization.
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