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English edition
Jan
2009
352 pp.
Hardbound
15X23 cm
$34.95
LE 150.00
ISBN
978 977 416 237 4
For sale only in the Middle East
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Historical Dictionary of the Coptic Church
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Gawdat Gabra
A comprehensive new reference work
According to tradition, Saint Mark brought Christianity to Egypt during the first century, and in so doing formed the basis for the Coptic Orthodox Church. Today, Copts comprise the largest Christian community in the Middle East. They make up perhaps tenth of Egypt’s population, and many hundreds of thousands also live in North America and Australia. This new and comprehensive reference work by a leading Coptic scholar details the history of one of the oldest Christian churches through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and more than 400 cross-referenced dictionary entries on important people, organizations, and structures, the theology and practices of the church, its literature and liturgy, and its monasteries and churches.
Gawdat Gabra is the author or editor of numerous books on Egyptian Christianity, including The Treasures of Coptic Art (AUC Press, 2006). He is currently visiting professor of Coptic Studies at Claremont Graduate University.
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