Copts in Context Negotiating Identity, Tradition, and Modernity【電子書籍】

＜p＞＜strong＞A comprehensive examination of this deeply traditional Christian religion as it confronts modernity＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Though the Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt is among the oldest Christian communities in the world, it remained relatively unknown outside of Egypt for most of its existence. In the wake of the Arab Spring, however, this community was caught up in regional violence, and its predicament became a cause for concern around the world. Copts in Context examines the situation of the Copts as a minority faith in a volatile region and as a community confronting modernity while steeped in tradition.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Nelly van Doorn-Harder opens Coptic identity and tradition to a broad range of perspectives: historical, political, sociological, anthropological, and ethnomusicological. Starting with contemporary issues such as recent conflicts in Egypt, the volume works back to topicsーamong them the Coptic language, the ideals and tradition of monasticism, and church historiographyーt．．．楽天市場のショップで商品詳細の続きを見る