Secrets of the Sphinx Restoration Past and Present

Christianity began in the large and fertile Fayoum oasis of Egypt's Western Desert as early as the third century, and its presence has endured to the present day. This volume contains contributions on various aspects of Coptic civilization in Egypt's largest oasis over the past eighteen hundred years. The contributors are all international specialists in Coptology, from Australia, the Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Russia, and the United States. A number of the studies included in this volume deal with recent archaeological discoveries at Deir al-Banat, the early Christian graves in the necropolis at the eastern edge of the Fayoum, and the monastic settlements and medieval Coptic cemetery at Naqlun. Others provide thorough examinations of archaeological sites at Karanis, Tebtunis, and Naqlun. This important volume provides for the first time an upto- date, comprehensive treatment of Christianity and monasticism in the Fayoum Oasis.Gabra, Gawdat is the author of 'Secrets of the Sphinx Restoration Past and Present' with ISBN 9789774248924 and ISBN 9774248929.