Christianity and Monasticism in Wadi AlNatrun
Publisher: American University in Cairo Press
Published: 2009
Language: eng
Number of pages: 349
ISBN-13: 9789774162602
Description: International specialists in Coptology examine various aspects of Coptic civilisation in Wadi al-Natrun over the past 1700 years. Their studies centre on aspects of the history and development of monasticism in Wadi al-Natrun, as well as the art, architecture, and archaeology of the four existing and numerous former monastries of the region.