Monks and monasteries of the Egyptian deserts
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Monks and monasteries of the Egyptian deserts
American University in Cario Press, c1989
Rev. ed
- : pbk
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Bibliography: p. 221-232
Includes index
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In the fourth century A.D. the deserts of Egypt saw the birth of Christian monasticism under the tutelage of the desert fathers. Since then the movement has spread around the world. This standard work traces the historical development of all the currently inhabited Coptic monasteries, drawing on a wide variety of sources, including accounts by early Western travelers.
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