Title: Christianity and monasticism in Aswan and Nubia /
Authors: Gabra, Gawdat,; Takla, Hany N.,; Saint Mark Foundation.; Saint Shenouda the Archimandrite Coptic Society.; Saint Mark Foundation,; Saint Shenouda the Archimandrite Coptic Society,
Year: 2013
Subjects: Coptic Church.; Coptic Church History.; Monasticism and religious orders Egypt Aswān (Province) History.; Monasticism and religious orders Nubia History.; Aswān (Egypt : Province) Church history.; Nubia Church history.
Abstract: Christianity and monasticism have flourished along the Nile Valley in the Aswan region of Upper Egypt and in what was once Nubia, from as early as the fourth century until the present day. The contributors to this volume, international specialists in Coptology from around the world, examine various aspects of Coptic civilization in Aswan and Nubia over the past centuries. The complexity of Christian identity in Nubia, as distinct from Egypt, is examined in the context of church ritual and architecture.
Contents: Coptic ostraca from Hagr Edfu / Anke Ilona Blöbaum -- Imagining Macedonius, the first Bishop of Philae / James E. Goehring -- Apa Hadra (Hidra) in the Difnar / Nashaat Mekhaiel -- Christianity on Philae / Samuel Moawad -- The indexing of manuscripts of the Monastery of the Great Saint Pachomius in Edfu / Fr. Angelous el-Naqlouny -- The beginnings of Christianity in Nubia / Siegfried G. Richter -- A foreshadowing of the desert spirituality in ancient Nubia and Upper Egypt / Ashraf Alexandre Sadek -- Contested frontiers : southern Egypt and northern Nubia, AD 300-1500 : the evidence of the inscriptions / Jacques van der Vliet -- The veneration of saints in Aswan and Nubia / Youhanna Nessim Youssef -- Dayr al-Kubbaniya : review of the documentation on the "Isisberg" Monastery ; The development of the church at Dayr Anba Hadra : a study of the plasterwork and dated inscriptions ; An updated plan of the church at Dayr Qubbat al-Hawa / Renate Dekker --