Egypt...Cradle of Religion
odd: label: General
content: Local Number: HSFA 1994.19.14
name: label: Collection Film distributor
content: Pennsylvania State University. Audio-Visual Services
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content: Penn State educational film collection
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Film reel (7 minutes, black-and-white sound; 199 feet, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1950
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Human Studies Film Archives
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
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content: Film reels
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Edited film produced by the Hamilton Wright Organization of New York for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cairo, presents the variety of religions and religious monuments to be found in Egypt. Featured are the Mohammed Ali mosque and the Greek Orthodox monastery at Mt. Sinai-St. Catherines. The presence of Judaism is illustrated by an unidentified synagogue in Cairo with an ancient Torah. Also shown is the Coptic Church of Boutros Gali in Cairo and St. Sarquios, the "oldest church in Egypt."

Legacy Keywords:  South America ; Cairo (Egypt) ; Egyptians