Guides to the Eucharist in Medieval Egypt
Three Arabic Commentaries on the Coptic Liturgy
Guides to the Eucharist in Medieval Egypt
Three Arabic Commentaries on the Coptic Liturgy
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Publisher: Fordham University Press
ISBN: 9780823298327
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 15/02/2022
Width: 15.2 cm
Height: 22.9 cm
The fourteenth and fifteenth centuries witnessed a rising interest in Arabic texts describing and explaining the rituals of the Coptic Church of Egypt. This book provides readers with an English translation of excerpts from three key texts on the Coptic liturgy by Abu al-Barakat ibn Kabar, Yuh.anna ibn Sabba', and Pope Gabriel V. With a scholarly introduction to the works, their authors, and the Coptic liturgy, as well as a detailed explanatory apparatus, this volume provides a useful and needed introduction to the worship tradition of Egypt's Coptic Christians. Presented for the first time in English, these texts provide valuable points of comparison to other liturgical commentaries produced elsewhere in the medieval Christian world.
Preface ix
Editorial Notes xi
List of Abbreviations xiii
Manuscripts xv
Map of Egypt xviii
Introduction 1
1 Abu al-Barakat ibn Kabar, The Lamp of Darkness 31
2 Yu?anna ibn Sabba', The Precious Jewel 60
3 Gabriel V, The Ritual Order 108
Appendix: Coptic Liturgical Chants 143
Glossary 149
Works Cited 159
Biblical Index 175
Manuscripts Index 177
General Index 179
