Monks & Monasteries of the Egyptian Desert

Type

Book

Authors

Otto F. A. Meinardus

ISBN 10

9774241886

ISBN 13

9789774241888

Tags

Church History, Church Institutions & Organizations, Orthodoxy, Monasticism & Asceticism, History, Americas, Egypt, Christianity, Ritual

Description

In the fourth century A.D. the deserts of Egypt saw the birth of Christian monasticism under the tutelage of the desert fathers. Since then the movement has spread around the world. This standard work traces the historical development of all the currently inhabited Coptic monasteries, drawing on a wide variety of sources, including accounts by early Western travelers. - from Amzon

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