Overview
A wide-ranging exploration of the daily lives of ordinary Coptic Christians, from late Antiquity until today This volume brings together leading experts from a range of disciplines to examine aspects of the daily lived experiences of Egypt's Coptic Christian minority from late Antiquity to the present. In doing so, it serves as a supplement and a corrective to institutional or theological narratives, which are generally rooted in studying the wielders of historical power and control. Coptic Culture and Community reveals the humanity of the Coptic tradition, giving granular depth to how Copts have lived their lives through and because of their faith for two thousand years. The first three sections consider in turn the breadth of the daily life approach, perspectives on poverty and power in a variety of different contexts, and matters of identity and persecution. The final section reflects on the global Coptic diaspora, bringing themes studied for the early Coptic Church into dialog with Coptic experiences today. These broad categories help to link fundamental questions of socio-religious history with unique aspects of Coptic culture and its vibrant communities of individuals. Contributors: - Nicola Aravecchia, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA - Mariam F. Ayad, The American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt - Renate Dekker, Leiden, the Netherlands - Lois M. Farag, Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA - Ihab Khalil, Coptic Museum of Canada, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada - A.D. MacDonald, Sydney, Australia - Ash Melika, California Baptist University, Riverside, California, USA - Samuel Moawad, Institute of Egyptology and Coptology, Muenster, Germany - Helene Moussa, Coptic Museum of Canada, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada - Alanna Nobbs, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia - Carolyn Ramzy, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - Christina Therese Rooijakkers, Leiden University, Oegstgeest, the Netherlands - Youhanna Nessim Youssef, Sankt Ignatios College, University College Stockholm, Sweden
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Author: Mariam F. Ayad
Publisher: American University in Cairo Press
Imprint: American University in Cairo Press
ISBN: 9781649031822
ISBN 10: 1649031823
Pages: 346
Publication Date: 16 January 2024
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
"""This book masterfully connects historical as well as contemporary stories that continue to weave the fabric of Coptic communities. Using deeply human and recognizable themes, the different chapters focus on topics such as the role of women, how people survived times of poverty and persecution, and how Church leaders envisioned the ideal Christian society or tried to combat social injustice, corruption, and poverty. The different contributions form a testimony to the vibrancy of Coptic life, within and outside the Church.""--Nelly van Doorn-Harder, Wake Forest University"
Author Information
Mariam F. Ayad is an associate professor of Egyptology at the American University in Cairo. In 2020–2021 she was a visiting associate professor of Women’s Studies and Near Eastern Religions and a research associate of Harvard Divinity School’s Women’s Studies in Religion Program. She is the author of God’s Wife, God’s Servant: The God’s Wife of Amun (c. 740–525 BC), and the editor of Studies in Coptic Culture: Transmission and Interaction (AUC Press, 2016) and Women in Ancient Egypt: Revisiting Power, Agency, and Autonomy (AUC Press, 2022).
