Catalogue of the Coptic Inscriptions in the Sudan National Museum at Khartoum (I. Khartoum Copt)
Catalogue of the Coptic Inscriptions in the Sudan National Museum at Khartoum (I. Khartoum Copt)

Author: Jacques van der Vliet

Publisher: Peeters Publishers

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 9789042912519

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The Museum holds the world's largest collection of Christian inscriptions from Nubia south of the modern frontier with Egypt, about half of the which are in Coptic. The Greek texts are cataloged in a companion volume. The 128 inscriptions here are only monumental, the object of traditional epigraphy, and do not include the related dipinti accompanying wall paintings and graffiti on pottery. Almost all of them are funerary. Even the smallest fragments are included, because the knowledge of Medieval Nubia is quite meager and anything may prove useful. The copious notes and comments pay much attention to questions of archaeological context, language variation, and literary culture. The pieces are illustrated with monochrome photographs. Distributed by The David Brown Book Company. Annotation : 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

Late Achaemenid and Hellenistic Babylon
Late Achaemenid and Hellenistic Babylon

Author: T. Boiy

Publisher: Peeters Publishers

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 432

ISBN-13: 9789042914490

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This study presents the famous city of Babylon in its latest phase of occupation: from the end of the Achaemenid period (second half of the fourth century B.C.), during the reign of Alexander, the Successors, the Seleucid and Arsacid dynasty until the very end of cuneiform literature and other historical sources (around third-fourth century AD). It contains first of all a survey of the available Classical and Oriental sources (chapter 1), a topography of the city (chapter 2), an overview of political events and Babylon's role in the Empire (chapter 3). Furthermore Babylon's institutions (chapter 4), its social and economic (chapter 5), religious (chapter 6) and cultural (chapter 7) life are discussed. Finally, Babylon's legacy and its significance for later cultures appears in chapter 8.

East and West in the Crusader States
East and West in the Crusader States

Author: Krijna Nelly Ciggaar

Publisher: Peeters Publishers

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13: 9789042912878

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Scholars studying texts, works of art, and other material belonging to Christian and Muslim, eastern and western communities affected by the crusader phenomenon share findings and views. A dozen papers present perspectives of the western Latin community, various indigenous Christian communities, travel reports characterized by strong personal and even intimate observations, and crafts and arts. Distributed by The David Brown Book Company. Annotation : 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

For East is East
For East is East

Author: Wojciech Skalmowski

Publisher: Peeters Publishers

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 560

ISBN-13: 9789042912984

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The liber amicorum is a collection of 40 articles written by Polish, Russian, Belgian and French philologists about the themes of the jubilarian's interests and academic research: general linguistics, comparatism and etymology, relations between Poland and the World, modern Polish literature, Russian literature and culture (18-20th century). The contributions are representative for the varied horizon of historical, linguistic, literary and cultural interests of Prof. Skalmowski.

The Rise of a Capital: Al-Fusṭāṭ and Its Hinterland, 18/639-132/750
The Rise of a Capital: Al-Fusṭāṭ and Its Hinterland, 18/639-132/750

Author: Jelle Bruning

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2018-05-01

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 9004366369

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In The Rise of a Capital: Al-Fusṭāṭ and Its Hinterland, 18/639-132/750, Jelle Bruning maps al-Fusṭāṭ’s development from a garrison town founded by Muslim conquerors near modern Cairo (Egypt) in c. 640 C.E. into a bustling provincial capital a century later. Synthesising contemporary papyri, archaeology and narrative sources, this book argues that al-Fusṭāṭ’s position in Egypt changed with the different policies of the Rightly-Guided and Umayyad caliphs and their provincial representatives. Because these policies affected the town’s centrality in the administration as well as in commercial and legal networks throughout Egypt, from Alexandria in the north to Aswan in the south, The Rise of a Capital offers valuable new insights into Egypt’s society during the first century of Muslim rule.

The Archangel Michael in Africa
The Archangel Michael in Africa

Author: Ingvild Saelid Gilhus

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2019-08-08

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 1350084735

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This book takes an interdisciplinary approach in order to understand angels, focusing on Africa and the cult and persona of the Archangel Michael. Traditional methods in the study of religion including philology, papyrology, art and iconography, anthropology, history, and psychology are combined with methodologies deriving from memory studies, graphic design, art education, and semiotics. Chapters explore both historical and contemporary case studies from Coptic Egypt, Nubia, Ethiopia, and South Africa, providing a comparative perspective on the Archangel Michael, alongside 25 images. Innovative in both its methodologies and geographical focus, this book is an important contribution to the study of religion and art, Christianity in Africa, and Coptic studies.

Christianity and Monasticism in Upper Egypt
Christianity and Monasticism in Upper Egypt

Author: Gawdat Gabra

Publisher: American Univ in Cairo Press

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 9789774163111

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Volume 1: "Christianity and monasticism have flourished along the Nile Valley in the Sohag region of Upper Egypt 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 the Upper Egyptian governorate of Sohag over the past seventeen hundred years. Many of the studies center on the person and legacy of the great Coptic saint, Shenoute the Archimandrite (348–466 ce), looking at his preserved writings, his life, his place in Pachomian monasticism, his relations with the patriarchs in Alexandria, and the life in his monastic system. Other studies deal with the art, architecture, and archaeology of the two great monasteries that he founded and the archaeological and artistic heritage of the region."--Publisher's website.

The Apocalypse of Paul (Visio Pauli) in Sahidic Coptic
The Apocalypse of Paul (Visio Pauli) in Sahidic Coptic

Author: Lautaro Roig Lanzillotta

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2022-12-28

Total Pages: 532

ISBN-13: 9004526471

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The apocryphal Apocalypse of Paul plunges us right into the heart of early-Christian conceptions of heaven and hell. This book presents the previously hardly accessible Coptic version and argues that it is the best available witness of the ancient text.

Christianity and Monasticism in Aswan and Nubia
Christianity and Monasticism in Aswan and Nubia

Author: Saint Mark Foundation

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 333

ISBN-13: 9774165616

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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. Many of the studies explore Coptic material culture: inscriptions, art, architecture, and archaeology; and language and literature. The archaeological and artistic heritage of monastic sites in Edfu, Aswan, Makuria, and Kom Ombo are highlighted, attesting to their important legacies in the region.