Arabic &lt;i>Life of Antony&lt;/i>Attributed to Serapion of Thmuis
Subtitle: Cultural Memory Reinterpreted
Publisher: BRILL; Brill Academic Pub; Brill
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 279
ISBN-13: 9789004383265
Subjects: Anthony, of egypt, saint, approximately 250-355 or 356; Saints, biography; Monastic and religious life
Description: "In The Arabic Life of Antony Attributed to Serapion of Thmuis, Elizabeth Agaiby demonstrates how the redacted Life of Antony, the "Father of all monks and star of the wilderness", gained widespread acceptance within Egypt shortly after its composition in the 13th century and dominated Coptic liturgical texts on Antony for over 600 years - the influence of which is still felt up to the present day. By providing a first edition and translation, Agaiby demonstrates how the Arabic Life bears witness to the reinterpretation of the religious memory of Antony in the Coptic Orthodox Church"--