Nearly seven hundred years passed between Pharaonic Egypt and the arrival of Islam during which the Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire dominated the land of the pyramids. In that world, born of a unique religious and cultural syncretism, the Coptic community arose. Among the Copts, the symbol of the cross was born, the use of which spread from Alexandria across the Mediterranean. Among these communities developed an art that is unique in the world. The phenomenon of monasticism also originated in the Nile Valley and in these monasteries developed Christian literature written in its own fascinating language.
Despite the threat of growing Islamization of Egypt, the Copts have always considered themselves Egyptian like everyone else. The word ‘Coptic’ comes from the Greek word aigyptios which can be translated as ‘Egyptian’. They are the true heirs of the pharaohs and the classical tradition.
Vicente Barba Colmenero, an expert archaeologist in the Coptic world, brings us closer to knowing the details, history, art and way of life of one of the most fascinating communities in the history of Christianity.
Vicente Barbara Colmenero.
Doctor of Heritage and Archeology from the University of Jaén and the French Institute of Oriental Archeology in Cairo. Expert in archeology of the ancient world in the Eastern Mediterranean and in the south of the Iberian Peninsula.
He has written several archeology books and several articles in prestigious international journals. He has also published numerous articles and chapters in informative books. He has participated in more than a hundred archaeological interventions in Spain and is a researcher at the Qubbet el-Hawa Project in Aswan (Egypt), where he has conducted several studies focusing on the Byzantine period in Southern Egypt.
- Publisher: Pinolia
- Size: 15*23cm
- Binding: Rustic with flaps
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Source: Marie Claire
