Contemporary Coptic nuns / Pieternella van Doorn-Harder.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Studies in comparative religion (Columbia, S.C.)Publication details: Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina Press, c1995.Description: xiii, 253 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 1570030340
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 271.98 20 D721c
LOC classification:
  • BX137.3 .D66 1995
Contents:
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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books Tantur Ecumenical Institute Library Main Collection (Lower Floor) 271.98 D721c (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available SS000837533

Includes bibliographical references (p. 232-243) and index.

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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