Febe Armanios

Coptic Christianity in Ottoman Egypt

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Produktbeschreibung

Febe Armanios explores Coptic religious life in Ottoman Egypt (1517-1798), focusing closely on manuscripts housed in Coptic archives.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Juni 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 363g
• ISBN-13: 9780190247225
• ISBN-10: 0190247223
• Artikelnr.: 42774758

Autorenporträt

Febe Armanios is Assistant Professor of History at Middlebury College. In her most recent research, she investigates Coptic religious revivalism and charismatic renewal in the modern era.

Inhaltsangabe

* Introduction
* 1. Locating Copts in Ottoman History
* 2. Championing a Communal Ethos: The Neo-Martyrdom of St. Salib in
the Sixteenth Century
* 3. A Female Martyr Cult in the Nile Delta: Dimyana and the Forty
Virgins
* 4. The Miracle of Pilgrimage: A Journey to Jerusalem in the Early
Eighteenth Century
* 5. Weapons of the Faithful: Defining Orthodoxy through Sermons
* Conclusion
* Notes
* Bibliography
* Index