Contemporary Coptic nuns

The Copts in Egyptian society -- The monastic landscape -- The ruling mothers and fathers -- Leaving the world : the novitiate -- Dead to the world : the initiation rites -- Work and income -- The spiritual life -- The saints -- Visitors : the convent and the world -- Conclusion

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Auteur principal: Doorn-Harder, Pieternella van 1956- (Auteur)
Type de support: Imprimé Livre
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Columbia, S.C. University of South Carolina Press 1995
Dans:Année: 1995
Collection/Revue:Studies in comparative religion
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Église copte / Religieuse
Sujets non-standardisés:B Egypt Church history 20th century
B Monasticism and religious orders for women Egypt History 20th century
B Monasticism and religious orders for women Coptic Church History 20th century
B Egypt Church history 20th century
B Monasticism and religious orders for women Coptic Church History 20th century
B Monasticism and religious orders for women (Egypt) History 20th century
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Résumé:The Copts in Egyptian society -- The monastic landscape -- The ruling mothers and fathers -- Leaving the world : the novitiate -- Dead to the world : the initiation rites -- Work and income -- The spiritual life -- The saints -- Visitors : the convent and the world -- Conclusion
Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 232-243) and index
ISBN:1570030340