Christian Egypt
Author | : Massimo Capuani |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 2002 |
ISBN-13 | : UOM:39015055823119 |
ISBN-10 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Christian Egypt by : Massimo Capuani
Download or read book Christian Egypt written by Massimo Capuani and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The history of their name is a reminder that this part of the world was at the center of an unusually extensive intermixing of populations and regions. The term "Copt" is an alteration of the Greek Aigyptios (Egyptian), which became qibt in Arabic, and gradually came to designate exclusively the community that remained faithful to Christianity in spite of the expansion of Islam.".