Copts in modernity
Subtitle: proceedings of the 5th International Symposium of Coptic Studies, Melbourne, 13-16 July 2018
By: edited by Elizabeth Agaiby, Mark N. Swanson, Nelly Van Doorn-Harder
Series: Text and studies in Eastern Christianity -- volume 22
Publisher: Brill
Published: 2021
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 431
ISBN-13: 9789004446571; 9789004446564
Subjects: History; Congresses; Coptic Church
Description: "Copts in Modernity presents a collection of essays - many of which contain unpublished archival material - showcasing historical and contemporary aspects pertaining to the Coptic Orthodox Church. The volume covers three main themes: The first theme, History, gathers studies that look back to the nineteenth and late eighteenth centuries to understand the realities of the twentieth and twenty-first; the second theme, Education, Leadership and Service, explores the role of religious education in the revival of the Church and how Coptic religious principles influenced the ideas of leadership and service that resulted in the Church's spiritual revival; and the third theme, Identity and Material Culture, draws upon a broad range of material and visual culture to exemplify the role they play in creating and recreating identities. This volume brings together the work of senior and early career scholars from Australia, Europe, Egypt, and the United States"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: History; title: Education, leadership, and service; title: Identity and material culture.