Thought, Culture, and Historiography in Christian Egypt, 284-641 AD

This Book Contains 15 Papers Which Were Presented By Specialists From Europe And Egypt At Two Conferences Held At Ain Shams University, Egypt, In 2014 And 2015. Eight Of The Articles Deal With The History Of Late Antique Egypt In Its Manifold Aspects, From Monasticism And Coptic Manuscripts, To The Organization Of The Arab Conquest. The Other Seven Contributions Provide New Writings From That Historical Period Published Here For The First Time, Or Give New Readings Of Texts Earlier Known As Inscriptions, Papyri And Ostraca, And Offer A Close-up Look At The Historical Setting Outlined In The First Part Of This Book--back Cover I. History. The Nile In The Byzantine Writings Of 4th- 7th Centuries Ad / M. Z. Abdullah -- Egyptian Monasticism In Southern France : Monastic Diversity In The Eyes Of Cassian / P. Argárate -- Monastic Egypt By The End Of The Fourth Century : An Introduction To The Historia Lausiaca / P. Argárate -- Command Route In Egypt According To Edictum Xiii Of Justinian And 'umar Ibn Al-khaṭṭāb's Correspondence (527-644 Ad / E. D. Badawy -- Some Remarks On The Arab Conquest Of Egypt From Ca. 639-640 Ad To Ca. 645-646 Ad : The Military Aspect / V. Christides -- Ad Aegypti Extrema Contendi : Egyptian Monasticism In Sulpicius Severus' Dialogues / M. Sághy -- The Rules Of The Coptic Wills In Light Of The Book Al-magmou Al-safawy Le Ibn Al-'assāl / M. F. Muhammed -- Egyptian Martyrdom In The Historia Ecclesiastica Of Eusebius Of Caesarea : A Socio-historical Approach To The Christian Persecution Especially In Egypt During The Rule Of Diocletian And His Successor Galerius / M.l. Ureutz -- Ii. Documents. Epistolary Christianity : A Survey Of The Earliest Christian Letters From Egypt / L. H. Blumell -- Patriarch And Bishops In Greek Papyri With Prayers / M. Stroppa -- Three Inscriptions From Ansina : Witnesses Of Two Worlds Combined In Late Antique Egypt / C. E. Römer -- A Fragment Of A Deed Of Surety / N. A. Salem -- Account Of Arrears Of Payments In Kind From The Byzantine Period / R. H. El-mofatch -- New Texts From The Oxyrhynchus Racing Archive / S. E. Aish, E. A. Abd-elhady -- Four Pseudo-athanasius Texts : Edition, Translation, And Commentary / I. Saweros. Edited By Tarek M. Muhammad And Cornelia Römer. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 237-262).