Christianity and Monasticism in Upper Egypt: Volume 1: Nag Hammadi-Esna Communication studies Martin Gayford

Martin Gayford

guitar-strumming American

she became a princess of the Egyptian royal family

Trapped by past mistakes

Christianity and Monasticism in Upper Egypt: Volume 1: Nag Hammadi-Esna Communication studies Martin GayfordEdited by Gawdat Gabra and Hany N. Takla Christianity and monasticism have flourished along the Nile Valley in the Sohag region of Upper Egypt from as early as the fourth century until the present day. The contributors to this volume, international specialists in Coptology from around the world, examine various aspects of Coptic civilization in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Sohag over the past seventeen hundred years. Many of the studies center on