Monks and Monasteries of the Egyptian Desert: Revised Edition
Author:   Otto F.A. Meinardus
Publisher:   The American University in Cairo Press
Edition:   Revised edition
ISBN:  

9789774241888


Pages:   259
Publication Date:   15 June 1989
Format:   Paperback
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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.

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Author:   Otto F.A. Meinardus
Publisher:   The American University in Cairo Press
Imprint:   The American University in Cairo Press
Edition:   Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 14.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 28.00cm
Weight:   0.450kg
ISBN:  

9789774241888


ISBN 10:   9774241886
Pages:   259
Publication Date:   15 June 1989
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Otto F. A. Meinardus lived in Egypt for many years as a professor of philosophy at the American University in Cairo and pastor of the Maadi Community Church. He is the author of The Holy Family in Egypt (AUC Press, 1986), Christian Egypt, Faith and Life, and Christian Egypt, Ancient and Modern.

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