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An English translation of three key texts on the Coptic liturgy by Abū al-Barakāt ibn Kabar, Yūḥannā ibn Sabbā‘, 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.

Table of Contents

Preface | ix
Editorial Notes | xi
List of Abbreviations | xiii
Manuscripts | xv
Map of Egypt | xviii
Introduction | 1
1 Abū al-Barakāt ibn Kabar, The Lamp of Darkness | 31
2 Yūḥannā ibn Sabbā‘, 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

Guides to the Eucharist in Medieval Egypt

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      Publisher: Fordham University Press
      Publication Date: 15/02/2022
      ISBN13: 9780823298327, 978-0823298327
      ISBN10: 0823298329
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      An English translation of three key texts on the Coptic liturgy by Abū al-Barakāt ibn Kabar, Yūḥannā ibn Sabbā‘, 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.

      Table of Contents

      Preface | ix
      Editorial Notes | xi
      List of Abbreviations | xiii
      Manuscripts | xv
      Map of Egypt | xviii
      Introduction | 1
      1 Abū al-Barakāt ibn Kabar, The Lamp of Darkness | 31
      2 Yūḥannā ibn Sabbā‘, 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

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