Those for whom the lamp shines : the making of Egyptian ethnic identity in late antiquity /

"In Those for Whom the Lamp Shines, Vince L. Bantu uses the rich body of anti-Chalcedonian literature to explore how the peoples of Egypt, both inside and outside the Coptic Church, came to understand their identity as Egyptians. Working across a comparative spectrum of traditions and communiti...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Bantu, Vince L., 1982- (Auteur)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Langue:anglais
Publié: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2023]
Accès en ligne:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/jj.5864808
Table des matières:
  • Egyptian ethnicity in late antiquity
  • Egyptian Christians and ethnicity prior to Chalcedon
  • Aftermath of Chalcedon
  • Response to Justinian
  • Identity formation under Islam
  • Egyptian identity from outside perspectives
  • Conclusion : Miaphysite Christology as identity boundary.