Coptic Civilization
Book description
Egypt’s Copts make up one of the oldest and largest Christian communities in the Middle East. Yet despite the availability of a large number of books on aspects of Coptic culture, including art and architecture, monasticism, theology, and music, there is to date no single volume that provides a comprehensive…
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1 author picked Coptic Civilization as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Many books on the history of Coptic Christianity have very specialized subject matter that are written for specialists. Gabra’s book is a great resource that introduces broad audiences to the Coptic tradition.
This is a great book for people with little or no knowledge of this tradition. I especially love the diverse perspective of this book, which includes history, art, liturgy, archaeology, and daily life in the Coptic community.
I learn something new every time I go back and look at this book.
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