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The rise of Coptic : Egyptian versus Greek in late antiquity /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fournet, Jean-Luc (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2020]
Series:Rostovtzeff lectures.
Subjects:
Coptic language > History.
Greek language, Hellenistic (300 B.C.-600 A.D.) > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • An Egyptian exception?
  • Why Greek was preferred to Coptic?
  • The rise of legal Coptic and the Byzantine state
  • The role of the church and monasticism in the growth of legal Coptic
  • Annex 1. Coptic endorsements in Greek legal texts
  • Annex 2. Five samples of fourth century Coptic letters
  • Annex 3. The first legal documents in Coptic before the Arab conquest.