Includes bibliographical references (p. 232-243) and index.
Contents:
The Copts in Egyptian society -- The monastic landscape -- The ruling mothers and fathers -- Leaving the world : the novitiate -- Dead to the world : the initiation rites -- Work and income -- The spiritual life -- The saints -- Visitors : the convent and the world -- Conclusion.
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