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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Coptic"”.
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The Power of Coptic Women Saints: Historical and Analytical Study of Coptic Women Saints as Spiritual Models for Coptic Women in the USA and Egypt
… study addresses the lack of research concerning Coptic female experience and Coptic female saints through the use of in-depth interviews of 21 Egyptian Coptic women living in Southern California and 21 Egyptian Coptic women living in Egypt. The interviews explore women’s relationships with, and …
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Modern Spoken Coptic and Community Negotiation of Linguistic Authenticity
<p>The pronunciation of the Coptic language in the liturgies of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria according to the Greco-Bohairic and Old Bohairic pronunciation standards is investigated, together with the sociolinguistic narratives constructed by two Coptic communities surrounding the use …
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Coptic Papacy and Power in a Changing Post-Mubarak Egypt
On November 4, 2012 the Coptic Orthodox Church elected a new pope, Tawadros II, to replace Pope Shenouda III who passed away in April of the same year. Shenouda III had led the church for over forty years and had firmly established his role and himself in the authority structure of the church and …
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Perceptions of Marital Satisfaction among Coptic Orthodox Christian Egyptian-American Husbands and Wives
… a husband, and a woman,a wife.Marriage in the Coptic Orthodox Church is a sacrament.Coptic Orthodox Christians are allowed to marry one spouse. Coptic Orthodox Christian husbands and wives have the right to divorce only in the case of evidenced adultery or apostasy. This qualitative study is …
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Learning From the Hyphen: Cultural identity navigation in Coptic individuals living in the diaspora
The term “Coptic” is a transnational ethnic marker for Egyptian people, allowing Coptic individuals to identify with their Egyptian ethnicity and religious identity which results in the largest Christian group in North Africa who follow the Coptic Orthodox Church and their connection to the early …
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A sacramental theology of the poor centred on the Eucharistic liturgy from Coptic and Latin American perspectives
… its eucharistic and liturgical applications from Coptic Orthodox perspectives and Latin American Liberation Theology perspectives. The main purpose is to investigate the grounds on which a sacramental theology of the poor (STP) stands and analyse its liberationist features and dynamics. The study …
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Experiences of Second-Generation Middle Eastern Coptic Americans Managing Multicultural Identity and its Impact on Their Relationships
… experience of second-generation Middle Eastern Coptic Americans managing their multicultural identity and its impact on their relationships. Semi-structured interviews regarding how participants defined themselves, how they represented their identity to others, how they balanced the values, …
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I Am Black and Beautiful: An Examiniaton of the Black Coptic Church as the Manifestation of Liberation Theology
<p>What does the Black Coptic Church have to offer the study of Black theology? This is the essential question this dissertation seeks to examine through a descriptive and constructive analysis. I submit the doctrinal formulation of black liberation theology is locatable within the Black Coptic …
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The Oriental Orthodox Communion in Modern Egypt: The Armenian, Coptic, Ethiopian, and Syriac Orthodox Churches, 1805 CE- Present
… the fifth century CE Council of Chalcedon. The Coptic, Syriac, Armenian, and Ethiopian churches demonstrate a profound sense of theological and cultural unity. This study delineates the historical underpinnings of this unity set in Egypt, illustrating how this communion contributes to the …
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The Development Of Auricular Confession In The Coptic Tradition: A Theological And Historical Study In The Book Of Confession By Kyrillus Iii, Patriarch Of Alexandria (+ 1243 A.D.)
… the development of auricular confession in the Coptic tradition from the early Church to medieval times. It demonstrates the evolvement of five penitential models through the centuries. In the first millennium of Christianity, auricular confession was neither demanded from the laity by any …
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A Critical Comparative Scriptural Analysis of Genesis 1:1-5 based on Hebrew, Aramaic, Syriac, Greek, and Coptic Manuscripts
… 1:1-5 from Hebrew to Aramaic, Syriac, Greek, and Coptic, their translations suggest what they were doing as scribes, their ideologies, and their methodology for their word choices. Fascinatingly, Gen. 1:1-5 meant different things for interpreters of the same biblical passage from the Essenes to …
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Early Coptic Singular Readings in the Gospel of John: A Collection, Cataloging and Commentary on the Singular Readings of P. Mich. Inv. 3521, PPalau Rib. Inv.-Nr. 183 and Thompson's Qau El Kebir Manuscript
… of Greek scribes and seek to apply it to Coptic scribes. This study focuses on the text of John found in P. Mich Inv. 3521 and the singular readings of that manuscript. In order to have a basis of comparison, singular readings from two other Coptic versions of John are cataloged as …
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Egypt for Which Egyptians? Copts and the Egyptian Nationalist Movement, 1882-1919
… has been devoted to examining the role of Coptic Christians, Egypt's largest minority, in thedevelopment of this movement. For most of this period, Islamic loyalties were utilized to rouse nationalist orOttomanist sentiments in the fighting against the British occupation of Egypt. Various …
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A Multi-instrument Investigation of Pigments, Binders and Varnishes from Egyptian Paintings (AD 1300-1900): Molecular and Elemental Analysis Using Raman, GC-MS and SEM-EDX Techniques
… investigations of Egyptian paintings, mainly Coptic icons and Islamic wooden ceilings, dating from 1300-1900 using multiinstrumental techniques. Twenty three Coptic icons and three wooden ceilings dated from different periods and painted by different painters in case of icons were examined. …
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NON-TRADITIONAL TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE MECHANISMS AND PERCEPTIONS AND SYMPTOMS OF VICTIMIZATION AMONG DIASPORIC INDIVIDUALS: MEMBERS OF THE COPTIC CHRISTIAN DIASPORA IN THE UNITED STATES AS A CASE STUDY
<p>Transitional justice measures are state-centered measures articulating atrocities committed by officials and occurring within the borders of a specific state. Questioning members of a Diaspora about the impact of transitional justice on their self-classification as victims and their experienced …
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The insular reception of the Eusebian canon tables: exegesis and iconography
… in medieval Greek, Armenian, Georgian, Syrian, Coptic, Ethiopian and Gothic Gospel books.
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Haunted Paradise: Remembering and Forgetting Among Ascetics of the Egyptian Desert
… of ascetic practice. Interpreting texts (in Coptic, Latin, Greek, Syriac, and Classical Arabic) and archaeological remains associated with the northwestern Egyptian desert, my dissertation investigates ascetic ideas about the relationship between memories and places: memory-acts as preserved …
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ΔΙΟΙΚΗΤΙΚΗ ΟΡΓΑΝΩΣΗ ΤΗΣ ΑΙΓΥΠΤΟΥ ΜΕΤΑ ΤΗΝ ΑΡΑΒΙΚΗ ΚΑΤΑΚΤΗΣΗ. ΟΜΟΙΟΤΗΤΕΣ ΚΑΙ ΔΙΑΦΟΡΕΣ ΑΠΟ ΤΟ ΒΥΖΑΝΤΙΝΟ ΠΡΟΤΥΠΟ
… THE ARAB ADMINISTRATION, THE USE OF: GREEK AND COPTIC LANGUAGES, BYZANTINE TERMINOLOGY, TITLES, CHRISTIAN SYMBOLS (CROSS), IS DUE TO USING THE BYZANTINE TYPE (FORMULA) IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE CORRESPONDENCE SINCE THE ARABIC LANGUAGE WAS NOT GENERAL LANGUAGE AND THE PERIOD WAS GREEK SPEAKING AS …
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The Origins And Antecedents Of Joachim Of Fiore's (1135-1202) Historical-Continuous Method Of Prophetic Interpretation
… a Near-Eastern Christian (Armenian, Syrian, and Coptic) and Jewish system of prophetic interpretation using the “year-day” principle, coupled with the expectation of the future Sabbatical period, sometimes referred to as the millennium.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Joachim’s system of interpretation …