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- catalog abstract ""While a number of photographic books on Egypt's Christians have concentrated on the artistic and architectural heritage of the Copts, Coptic Life in Egypt focuses on the religious traditions and social life of the ordinary people, revealing a little-known side of the lived religion of a Christian community largely unfamiliar to the Western world. The book is divided into seven chapters; each begins with a short introductory text giving the background on customs, traditions, and beliefs: in every store, juice bar, ironing shop, or commercial establishment run by Copts, tokens of Christianity are on exhibit. And for many Copts, their religion is a very large part of their lives, finding expression, for example, in their passionate attendance at mulids and pilgrimages, which draw thousands of people. Mulids are one of the best examples of how social life is combined with religious life, how religious devotion is fused with fun and joy: a family may have a baby baptized and then enjoy a ride on one of the merry-go-rounds; they may make supplications to a saint then have a picnic or enjoy a cotton candy. This vibrant book of lively photographs is a window onto a colorful and intriguing world."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b13048231.
- catalog contributor b13048232.
- catalog coverage "Egypt Religious life and customs Pictorial works.".
- catalog coverage "Egypt Religious life and customs.".
- catalog created "2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2003.".
- catalog description ""While a number of photographic books on Egypt's Christians have concentrated on the artistic and architectural heritage of the Copts, Coptic Life in Egypt focuses on the religious traditions and social life of the ordinary people, revealing a little-known side of the lived religion of a Christian community largely unfamiliar to the Western world. The book is divided into seven chapters; each begins with a short introductory text giving the background on customs, traditions, and beliefs: in every store, juice bar, ironing shop, or commercial establishment run by Copts, tokens of Christianity are on exhibit. And for many Copts, their religion is a very large part of their lives, finding expression, for example, in their passionate attendance at mulids and pilgrimages, which draw thousands of people. Mulids are one of the best examples of how social life is combined with religious life, how religious devotion is fused with fun and joy: a family may have a baby baptized and then enjoy a ride on one of the merry-go-rounds; they may make supplications to a saint then have a picnic or enjoy a cotton candy. This vibrant book of lively photographs is a window onto a colorful and intriguing world."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Introduction / Yousriya Loza Sawiris -- The Beginning of Christianity in Egypt -- Religion in Daily Life -- The Muqattam Community -- Mulids and Pilgrimages -- The Sacrament of Marriage -- Monastic Life -- Easter.".
- catalog description "The beginning of Christianity in Egypt -- Religion in daily life -- The Muqattam community -- Mulids and pilgrimages -- The sacrament of marriage -- Monastic life.".
- catalog extent "ix, 121 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Coptic life in Egypt.".
- catalog identifier "9774247868".
- catalog isFormatOf "Coptic life in Egypt.".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Cairo ; New York : American University in Cairo Press,".
- catalog relation "Coptic life in Egypt.".
- catalog spatial "Egypt Religious life and customs Pictorial works.".
- catalog spatial "Egypt Religious life and customs.".
- catalog spatial "Egypt".
- catalog subject "BX134.E3 W54 2003".
- catalog subject "Coptic Church Pictorial works.".
- catalog subject "Coptic Church.".
- catalog subject "Copts Egypt Pictorial works.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction / Yousriya Loza Sawiris -- The Beginning of Christianity in Egypt -- Religion in Daily Life -- The Muqattam Community -- Mulids and Pilgrimages -- The Sacrament of Marriage -- Monastic Life -- Easter.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The beginning of Christianity in Egypt -- Religion in daily life -- The Muqattam community -- Mulids and pilgrimages -- The sacrament of marriage -- Monastic life.".
- catalog title "Coptic life in Egypt / Claudia Yvonne Wiens ; introduced by Yousriya Loza Sawiris.".
- catalog type "text".