Writing and communication in early Egyptian monasticism /

As senders of letters, copyists of literary texts, compilers of accounts, readers, and teachers, the monks of late antique Egypt articulated their interactions with their ascetic and secular environments via their role as authors, scribes, and owners of written text. This volume edited by Malcolm Ch...

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Other Authors: Choat, Malcolm., Giorda, Mariachiara.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2017.

Series: Texts and Studies in Eastern Christianity 09.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2017, ISBN: 9789004327917.

Subjects:

Coptic monasticism and religious orders > Egypt.

Coptic language > Usage.

Coptic language > History.

Literacy.