num_pages: 366
description: Christianity began in the large and fertile Fayoum oasis of Egypts Western Desert as early as the third century and its presence has endured to the present day. This volume which constitutes a tribute to the scholarly work of the father of modern Coptology Martin Krause contains contributions on various aspects of Coptic civilization in Egypts largest oasis over the past eighteen hundred years. The contributors are all international specialists in Coptology from Australia the Czech Republic Egypt France Germany the Netherlands Poland Russia and the United States. A number of the studies included in this volume deal with recent archaeological discoveries at Deir al-Banat the early Christian graves in the necropolis at the eastern edge of the Fayoum and the monastic settlements and medieval Coptic cemetery at Naqlun. Others provide thorough examinations of archaeological sites at Karanis Tebtunis and Naqlun. Contributions cover the rich Christian literary heritage in Greek Coptic and Arabic while art historians touch on the famous Fayoum portraits and their influence on the production of Coptic icons as well as on the medieval wall paintings at Naqlun and in textiles metal objects and basketry from the region. This important volume provides for the first time an up-to-date comprehensive treatment of Christianity and monasticism in the Fayoum Oasis. Father Bigoul al-Suriany Roger S. Bagnall Dominique Bnazeth Anne Boudhors Ramez Boutros Karl-Heinz Brune Barbara Czaja-Szewczak Stephen Davis Stephen Emmel Ccilia Fluck Wodzimierz Godlewski Wilfred C. Griggs Peter Grossman Alexi Krol Suzana Hodak Anetta Lyzwa-Piber Ewa Parandowska Siegfried G. Richter Marie-Hlne Rutschowscaya Sofia Schaten Zuzana Skalova Jacques Van der Vliet Youhanna Youssef.
language: English
title: Christianity and Monasticism in the Fayoum Oasis
publisher: The American University in Cairo Press