Here in Coptic Saints and Pilgrims, Otto Meinardus examines the popular traditions and beliefs of the Copts. While the Coptic Orthodox church is strongly influenced by Hellenistic modes of thinking, many of the folk attitudes and practices by contrast have their roots in the religious heritage of pharaonic Egypt, and while the official faith is by its sacramental nature exclusive, the folk religion is inclusive and touches every aspect of the personal lives of ordinary Copts. It is this popular aspect of Coptic religious ...
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Here in Coptic Saints and Pilgrims, Otto Meinardus examines the popular traditions and beliefs of the Copts. While the Coptic Orthodox church is strongly influenced by Hellenistic modes of thinking, many of the folk attitudes and practices by contrast have their roots in the religious heritage of pharaonic Egypt, and while the official faith is by its sacramental nature exclusive, the folk religion is inclusive and touches every aspect of the personal lives of ordinary Copts. It is this popular aspect of Coptic religious devotion that is revealed here.
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Add this copy of Coptic Saints and Pilgrimages to cart. $24.30, very good condition, Sold by Fox & Hedgehog rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Moraga, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by The American University in Cairo Press.
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Color plates. Very Good in Very Good+ jacket. 4G. Sewn binding in paper-covered boards, in dustjacket. Indexed. A solid copy with tight binding and intact hinges. No marks. Spine slanted. A couple smudges front endpaper. Minor cover wear, with a bump at the tail of the spine. Unclipped dustjacket has minor wear but no chips or tears. Small label on back panel.
Add this copy of Coptic Saints and Pilgrimages to cart. $27.50, new condition, Sold by EchelonBooks rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Thonotassa, FL, UNITED STATES, published 2008 by American University in Cairo Press.
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New. The Coptic Christian tradition is one that goes back almost two thousand years to the very beginnings of Christianity: Mark the Evangelist himself is said to have brought the faith to Alexandria. In his Two Thousand Years of Coptic Christianity (AUC Press, 1999), renowned scholar Otto Meinardus reviewed the history of the official church from its earliest days to the end of the twentieth century, with its doctrinal disputes and its long isolation from other world churches. Here in Coptic Saints and Pilgrims, he examines the other side of the coin, the popular traditions and beliefs of the people. While the Coptic Orthodox church is strongly influenced by Hellenistic modes of thinking, many of the folk attitudes and practices by contrast have their roots in the religious heritage of pharaonic Egypt, and while the official faith is by its sacramental nature exclusive, the folk religion is inclusive and touches every aspect of the personal lives of ordinary Copts. It is this popular aspect of Coptic religious devotion that is revealed here, in its many points of focus: biblical saints, martyrs, ascetics, equestrian warriors, 'silverless' physicians, women saints, pilgrimage, dreams, visions, and apparitions.
Add this copy of Coptic Saints and Pilgrimages to cart. $38.91, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2008 by The American University in Cai.
Add this copy of Coptic Saints and Pilgrimages to cart. $54.58, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Amer Univ in Cairo Pr.
Add this copy of Coptic Saints and Pilgrimages to cart. $69.60, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2008 by The American University in Cai.
