The rise of Coptic : Egyptian versus Greek in late antiquity /

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Main Author: Fournet, Jean-Luc (Author)

Format: Book

Language: English

Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2019.

Series: Rostovtzeff lectures.

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Call Number: PJ2025 .F68

Table of Contents:
  • An Egyptian exception?
  • Why Greek was preferred to Coptic?
  • The rise of legal Coptic and the Byzantine state
  • The role of the church and monasticism in the growth of legal Coptic
  • Annex 1. Coptic endorsements in Greek legal texts
  • Annex 2. Five samples of fourth century Coptic letters
  • Annex 3. The first legal documents in Coptic before the Arab conquest.