The rise of Coptic : Egyptian versus Greek in late antiquity

1. Verfasser: Fournet, Jean-Luc , [VerfasserIn]
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2020]
Umfang/Format: x, 206 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Schriftenreihe: Rostovtzeff lectures
Schlagworte:
Coptic language > History.
Greek language, Hellenistic (300 B.C.-600 A.D.) > History.
Coptic language
Greek language, Hellenistic (300 B.C.-600 A.D.)
History
Inhaltsangabe:
  • 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
  • Appendix 1. Coptic endorsements in Greek legal texts
  • Appendix 2. Five samples of fourth century Coptic letters
  • Appendix 3. The first legal documents in Coptic before the Arab conquest.

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