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Monks and Monasteries of the Egyptian Deserts
by Meinardus, Otto F.
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- ISBN-13: 9789774241888
- ISBN: 9774241886
- Publisher: American University in Cairo Press
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In the fourth century A.D. the deserts of Egypt saw the birth of Christian monasticism under the tutelage of the desert fathers. Since then the movement has spread around the world. This standard work traces the historical development of all the currently inhabited Coptic monasteries, drawing on a wide variety of sources, including accounts by early Western travelers.Meinardus, Otto F. is the author of 'Monks and Monasteries of the Egyptian Deserts' with ISBN 9789774241888 and ISBN 9774241886.
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