Christianizing Egypt: Syncretism and Local Worlds in Late Antiquity

How does a culture become Christian, especially one that is heir to such ancient traditions and spectacular monuments as Egypt? This book offers a new model for envisioning the process of Christianization by looking at the construction of Christianity in the various social and creative worlds active...

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Main Author: Frankfurter, David (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Princeton, NJ Princeton University Press 2017
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Series/Journal:Martin Classical Lectures
Further subjects:B Syncretism (Religion) (Egypt)
B Christianity and other religions Egyptian
B Religion / Christianity / History
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