Coptic christology in practice : incarnation and divine participation in late antique and medieval Egypt / Stephen J. Davis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davis, Stephen J.

Series:

Oxford early Christian studies.

Oxford early Christian studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jesus Christ--Person and offices.

Jesus Christ.

Coptic Church--History.

Coptic Church.

Egypt--Church history.

Egypt.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (390 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Coptic Christology in Practice forges a new path in the study of ancient and medieval Christology. Employing a range of interdisciplinary methods derived from the fields of social history, discourse theory, ritual studies, and the visual arts, Stephen J. Davis demonstrates how Christian identity in Egypt was shaped by a set of replicable 'christological practices'. He thus enables readers to trace the fascinating lines of the Coptic church's theological and culturaltransition from late antiquity to Dar al-Islam.

Contents:

Contents; List of Figures; Abbreviations and Author's Notes; Introduction: The Roots of Coptic Christology: Incarnation and Divine Participation in Late Antique Alexandrian Greek Theology; PART I: COPTIC LITERATURE AND LITURGY; 1. Incarnation and Ritual Practice in the Fifth-Century Writings of Shenoute of Atripe; 2. Christology in Coptic Eucharistic Liturgies; PART II: BODIES, PRACTICES, AND SACRED SPACE; 3. Christology in Coptic Pilgrimage and the Cult of the Saints; 4. Christology and Coptic Art: Images of the Incarnation on Egyptian Bodies and Monuments

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-353) and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786611852924

9781435652941

1435652940

9781281852922

1281852929

9780191531712

0191531715

OCLC:

234291848

Publisher Number:

2027/heb30654 hdl